Title IX Compliance

Notice of Nondiscrimination
The Board of Education of the West Branch-Rose City Area School District does not discriminate based on a person's Protected Class(es) in its education programs and activities and does not tolerate unlawful harassment or retaliation.  Protected Classes include race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions; sexual orientation; and gender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry, genetic information, and any other legally protected characteristics.

Inquiries about applicable Federal and/or State laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of Protected Classes may be referred to the District Compliance Officer and/or Federal and/or State agencies that have jurisdiction over such unlawful conduct (e.g., the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights ("OCR"), the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), and the Michigan Civil Rights Commission ("MCRC").  

The District Compliance Officers are:

Ted Matuszak                                                      Jennifer Winter
Director of Finance                                            Director of Curriculum and Instruction
960 S. M-33,  P.O. Box 308                              960 S. M-33,    P.O. Box 308
West Branch, Michigan 48661                       West Branch, Michigan 48661
(989) 343-2002                                                 (989) 343-2033
[email protected]                              [email protected]

The Board's nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located at https://go.boarddocs.com/mi/wbrc/Board.nsf/Public?open&id=policies#

To report information about conduct that may constitute prohibited discrimination, harassment or retaliation or make a complaint of prohibited discrimination, harassment or retaliation, please refer to https://www.wbrc.k12.mi.us/our-district/title-ix-compliance/

Contact information for applicable Federal and State agencies is available here:
OCR:  https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr
U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division: https://www.ada.gov/
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: https://www.eeoc.gov/
Michigan Civil Rights Commission: https://michigan.gov/mdcr/commission

Title IX K-12 Training, Neola 7/24/24
Title IX Training Certification 2025
Title IX:  Training, Clark Hill 2025
Title IX Sexual Harassment Coordinator Training  
Investigation Report (Sample)
Board Policy 2266