Title IX, Part A - McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth program is designed to address the problems that homeless children and youth have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. Under this program, State educational agencies must ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschool education, as other children and youth.
Homeless children and youth must have access to the educational and other services that they need to enable them to meet the same challenging State student academic achievement standards to which all students are held. In addition, homeless students may not be separated from the mainstream school environment.
States and districts are required to review and undertake steps to revise laws, regulations, practices, or policies that may act as a barrier to the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youth.
Source: Georgia Department of Education
Title IX Information
The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education program and activities, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX"). Such requirement to not discriminate extends to admission and employment.
Effective August 14, 2020, pursuant to federal regulations implementing Title IX published in 2020 scheduled to become effective on August 14, 2020, any complaint involving "sexual harassment" as defined by those federal regulations that occur in a District education program or activity against a person in the United States shall be addressed pursuant to the District Title IX Grievance Procedure. Should such federal regulations not be implemented for any reason, all such complaints involving a student complainant shall continue to be addressed in the appropriate District policy.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX may be directed to the Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education, or to the following:
Faletta Acoff, Title IX Coordinator - Students Matters
Director of Student Services
247 S. Highway 221
Lakeland, GA 31635
P: 229-482-3966
faletta.acoff@lanier.k12.ga.us
Kelly Newsome, Title IX Coordinator - Staff Matters
Director of Human Resources
247 S. Highway 221
Lakeland, GA 31635
P: 229-482-3966
kelly.newsome@lanier.k12.ga.us
Tony Long, Title IX Co-Coordinator-Sports Matters
Athletics Director
52 W. Patten Ave
Lakeland, GA 31635
P: 229-482-3868