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Title IX

Title IX Rights

  • You have the right to fair and equitable treatment and you shall not be discriminated against based on your sex.
  • You have the right to be provided with an equitable opportunity to participate in all academic extracurricular activities, including athletics.
  • You have the right to inquire of the athletic director of your school or appropriate District personnel as to the athletic opportunities offered by the school.
  • You have the right to apply for athletic scholarships if the District offers any.
  • You have the right to receive equitable treatment and benefits in the provision of all of the following related to athletics, if any are provided by the District:
    • Equipment and supplies;
    • Scheduling of games and practices;
    • Transportation and daily allowances;
    • Access to tutoring;
    • Coaching;
    • Locker rooms
    • Practice and competitive facilities;
    • Medical and training facilities and services; and 
    • Publicity
  • You have the right to have access the Title IX Coordinator, to answer questions regarding sex equity laws.
  • You have the right to contact the State Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation to access information on sex equity laws.
  • You have the right to file a confidential discrimination complaint with the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights or the California Department of Education if you believe you have been discriminated against or if you believe you have received unequal treatment on the basis of your sex.
  • You have the right to pursue civil remedies if you have been discriminated against.
  • You have the right to be protected against retaliation if you file a discrimination complaint. (California Education Code § 221.8.) 

Learn more about your rights under Title IX:

Filing a Title IX Complaint

You may file a complaint regarding sexual harassment, or discrimination, including harassment, intimidation and bullying because of actual or perceived disability, sex, nationality, race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital or parental status, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, under the District’s Uniform Complaint and/or Title IX procedures, by contacting the Title IX Coordinator.

Kristy Avila, Title IX Coordinator/Civil Rights Officer
(925) 682-8000 x 4291
avilak@mdusd.org
1936 Carlotta Drive 
Concord, CA 94519

Title IX complaints will proceed under the District’s Administrative Regulation AR 5145.71 Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures.  A complaint may also be filed with the school site principal or his/her designee or a teacher at the school site.  Please see below for complaint forms and training materials.