Policies Page

Rancho Santiago Community College District Policies Page

The Rancho Santiago Community College District is committed to equal opportunity in educational programs, employment, and all access to institutional programs and activities.

The District, and each individual who represents the District, shall provide access to its services, classes, and programs without regard to national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or military and veteran status, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

The Chancellor shall establish administrative procedures that ensure all members of the college community can present complaints regarding alleged violations of this policy and have their complaints heard in accordance with the Title 5 regulations and those of other agencies that administer state and federal laws regarding nondiscrimination.

No District funds shall ever be used for membership, or for any participation involving financial payment or contribution on behalf of the District or any individual employed by or associated with it, to any private organization whose membership practices are discriminatory on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, medical condition, genetic information,ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or military and veteran status,or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or because of his or her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to:

Rancho Santiago Community College District
Title IX Officer and Section 504/ADA Coordinator
John Didion
2323 N. Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Phone: (714) 480-7489

The RSCCD non-discriminatory policy can also be viewed in Spanish and Vietnamese.

Legal References:
Education Code Sections 66250 et seq., 72010 et seq., and 87100 et seq.;
Title 5 Sections 53000 et seq. and 59300 et seq.;
Penal Code Section 422.55;
Government Code Sections 12926.1 and 12940 et seq.

Education Code Sections 82537 and 82542 Title 5 Sections 59601 et seq.

There is a Civic Center at each of the colleges and the District Office. The Civic Centers are the classrooms and public meeting areas at each location. Use of the Civic Center shall be granted as provided by law. The Chancellor shall establish procedures regarding the use of District property and facilities, including property designated by the District as a Civic Center, by community groups, outside contractors, and others.

The administrative procedure shall reflect the requirements of applicable law, including Education Code Section 82537, regarding Civic Centers. The procedures shall include reasonable rules regarding the time, place, and manner of use of District facilities. They shall assure that persons or organizations using District property are charged such fees as are authorized by law. Public use of District property shall not interfere with scheduled instructional programs or other activities of the District on behalf of students.

No group or organization may use District property to unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, military or veteran status, disability, sex (i.e., gender), gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, or the perception that a person has one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or because a person associates with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or on any basis prohibited by law.

Use of the District's Civic Centers will be only for the purposes described by the California Legislature in Education Code Section 82537(a). These purposes include use by associations "formed for recreational, educational, political, economic, artistic, or moral activities of the public school districts" in order to "engage in supervised recreational activities" or "meet and discuss, from time to time, as they may desire, any subjects and questions which in their judgment appertain to the educational, political, economic, artistic, and moral interests of the citizens of the communities in which they reside" (Education Code Section 82537(a)). In granting permission to use the Civic Centers, the District will not discriminate on the basis of viewpoint with regard to organizations engaging in expressive activities on the topics and subject matters articulated above.

Revised: June 15, 2015 (Previously BP1330) References Updated: April 5, 2016

Related Documents:

AR 6700 Civic Center and Other Facilities Use.pdf