Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on sex.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was the first comprehensive federal law to prohibit sex discrimination against students and employees of educational institutions. The regulations implementing Title IX, published in 1975, prohibit discrimination, exclusion, denial, limitation, or separation based on sex. Title IX states:
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
Each recipient of federal funding (including K-12 school districts and public charter schools) must designate
at least one employee to coordinate their compliance with Title IX, known as the Title IX Coordinator. More information and resources for Title IX Coordinators can be found on ODE’s
Resources for Title IX Coordinators page.
Title IX’s prohibitions on sex discrimination cover all parts of a school’s education programs and activities. Specific areas of regulations and guidance focus on certain aspects of education, including athletics, single-sex or sex-segregated programs, sexual harassment, and support for pregnant and parenting students.
More information about Title IX can be found by visiting the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights website:*
*Links to external websites are subject to change.
Contact Information
Students, families, or community members who have questions about Title IX in an Oregon K-12 public school or public charter school should contact
ODE.CivilRightsSupport@ode.oregon.gov.
School districts, public charter schools, education partners, and all other parties who have questions regarding Title IX in an Oregon K-12 public school or public charter school should contact
ODE.CivilRights@ode.oregon.gov or ODE Civil Rights and Title IX Specialist Kate Hildebrandt (she/her) at
kate.hildebrandt@ode.oregon.gov or 503-551-5713.