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Napa Valley College (CA) (09122048)

Napa Valley College (CA): In December 2012, OCR resolved substantiated claims that a clinical supervisor discriminated against a non-native-English-speaking nursing student, contributing to the creation of a hostile environment for the complainant based on national origin by making disparaging remarks about the student’s accent in front of the class and intimidating the student. OCR also found that the college failed to respond in a timely way when the student brought these issues to its attention. To comply with Title VI, the college entered into a resolution agreement with OCR, committing to conduct a climate survey; to provide annual notice to students and employees of its procedures for responding to alleged harassment; and to send out a statement to all students, faculty, and staff in the Associate Degree in Nursing program declaring that the college does not tolerate harassment based on race, color, or national origin, including status as a non-native English speaker.

Read the Resolution Letter PDF (147K) | Read the Resolution Agreement PDF (21.2K)

 



   
Last Modified: 01/15/2020