Any person may report an incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and sex-based discrimination to the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to have experienced the conduct). Reports can be made in person, by mail, by telephone, by email, or online.
Submit a Report
All EPCC employees are designated as mandatory reporters and must promptly report known instances of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking to the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator.
What happens after I report?
After a report is received, the Title IX Coordinator reviews the information and may contact the reporter for additional details. When the impacted individual(s) are known, the Title IX Coordinator will typically offer outreach to explain options, review supportive measures, and walk through potential next steps, including what to expect under each available resolution process.
Other Types of Reports
Anonymous Report
A report can be made without sharing your name. You may pick this option if you would like to make EPCC aware of an incident or general trends. Depending on the information provided, EPCC’s ability to respond may be limited.
Anonymous reports can be made via our online report form.
Submit a Report Police Report
Police reports can be made as an option to pursue criminal action, request a protective order, and access victim services. Criminal action is separate from EPCC’s Title IX grievance and investigation process. Please note that a police report does not supplement the mandatory reporting requirement for all EPCC employees.
Civil Report
Reports can be made to external federal or state agencies.
Commitment to Privacy
After making a report, student information will be handled in accordance with the regulations established by the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of student educational records, and information contained in educational records cannot be shared without the student's written consent. All reports are treated with the greatest degree of privacy possible. Privacy is maintained on a need-to-know basis with respect to EPCC’s obligations to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and take the appropriate corrective action.
Making a Title IX report is not a confidential process. If you want to speak with someone who can keep information confidential, please contact Counseling Services or another confidential resource listed
here.
TEC Data Reports
Effective January 1, 2020, Texas Education Code (TEC), Section 51.253(c) requires an institution’s Chief Executive Officer to submit a report (“CEO report”) at least once during each fall or spring semester to the institution’s governing body and post the report on the institution’s internet website. The report must contain (1) all reports received by employees under the TEC, Section 51.252 that constitutes “sexual harassment,” “sexual assault,” “dating violence,” or “stalking” (as defined in the TEC, Section 51.251), and (2) any disciplinary actions taken under TEC, Section 51.255.
In accordance with these CEO's TEC reporting requirements, the following CEO Report includes all the required reporting by EPCC for the identified academic year.
