Three Rivers College Title IX PowerPoint

1. SPEAK UP
DISCRIMINATION, DRUGS, AND ALCOHOL:
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

2. WHAT DOES TITLE IX COVER?
• SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
• SEXUAL HARASSMENT
• GENDER DISCRIMINATION
• RETALIATION FOR REPORTING ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION LIST ABOVE

3. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
• IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW AT THREE RIVERS HAS EXPERIENCED ANY OF
THE PROHIBITED BEHAVIORS LISTED ABOVE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE AN
INTERNAL COMPLAINT WITH THE COLLEGE
• THERE ARE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO ALL THREE RIVERS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS

4. TITLE IX (1972)
“NO PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES SHALL, ON THE BASIS
OF SEX, BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATION IN, OR
DENIED THE BENEFITS OF, OR BE SUBJECTED TO
DISCRIMINATION UNDER ANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR
ACTIVITY RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID.” (SECTION
1681.SEX)

5. REPORTING OPTIONS
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
ANN MATTHEWS, DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES
WESTOVER ROOM 103 PH: 573-840-9669
AMATTHEWS@TRCC.EDU
KRISTINA MCDANIEL, HUMAN RESOURCE
DIRECTOR
WESTOVER ROOM 111 PH: 573-840-9695
KRISTINAMCDANIEL@TRCC.EDU
PUBLIC SAFETY
PH: 573-840-9713
ANY THREE RIVERS STAFF OF
FACULTY

6. RESOURCES AND EDUCATION
Missouri Commission for
Human Rights
United States
Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
United States Department
of Justice
3315 W. Truman Blvd,
Jefferson City, MO 65109
400 Maryland Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20202
950 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC
20530
(573) 751-3325 1-800-872-5327 (202) 514-2000

7. DRUG & ALCOHOL PREVENTION
AT THREE RIVERS COLLEGE
STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL
AND STATE LAWS PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ILLEGAL DRUGS.

8. STUDENTS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN THE
FOLLOWING ON COLLEGE PROPERTY, AT COLLEGE SPONSORED STUDENT
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, DURING THREE RIVERS APPROVED CLASSES, FIELD
TRIPS AND OTHER OFF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES.
• MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, SALE, POSSESSION, CONSUMPTION OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ILLEGAL DRUGS.
• USE OR TRANSPORTATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES AND ILLEGAL DRUGS.
• POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
• POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

9. APPLICABLE LEGAL SANCTIONS UNDER
STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL LAW CAN
INCLUDE:
• FORFEITURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE.
• FINES.
• REVOCATION OF DRIVER’S LICENSE.
• PROBATION.
• PAROLE.
• IMPRISONMENT.
• MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES.
• DEPORTATION FOR NON-US CITIZENS.

10. FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES
• A FEDERAL TRAFFICKING PENALTIES WEBSITE, OBTAINED FROM THE U.S. DRUG
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION IS
HTTP://WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/DEA/DRUGINFO
• A COMPLETE LISTING OF ILLEGAL MISSOURI SUBSTANCES, HOW THEY ARE
PLACED ON THE SCHEDULE AND ADDITIONAL DRUG INFORMATION, AND DRUG
REGULATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://WWW.MOGA.MO.GOV/STATUTES/

11. HEALTH RISKS
• HIV INFECTION WITH INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE.
• HEART ATTACK.
• STROKE.
• SUDDEN DEATH/OVER DOSE.
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
• LEAKS OF BLOOD VESSELS IN THE BRAIN.
• BLEEDING AND DESTRUCTION OF BRAIN CELLS.
• POSSIBLE MEMORY LOSS.
• INFERTILITY.
• IMPOTENCY.
• IMMUNE SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT.
• KIDNEY FAILURE.
• CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER.
• PULMONARY DAMAGE.
• DRUG USE DURING PREGNANCY MAY RESULT IN FETAL DAMAGE
AND BIRTH DEFECTS CAUSING HYPERACTIVITY, NEUROLOGICAL
ABNORMALITIES, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFICULTIES.
• SOLUTIONS TAKEN TO MASK THE USE OF DRUGS OFTEN HAVE
ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE HEALTH AS WELL.
• CONSUMING TOO MUCH CREAM OF TARTAR CAN LEAD TO
KIDNEY FAILURE AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.
• CONSUMING TOO MUCH VINEGAR CAN RESULT IN
DIABETES AND ERODE TOOTH ENAMEL.
• OTHER SOLUTIONS MAY HAVE SIDE EFFECTS AS WELL.

12. TREATMENT PROGRAMS
THERE IS NO AVAILABLE ON-CAMPUS COUNSELING.
LOCALLY, COUNSELING AND REFERRAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE TROUBLED BY ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS IS
PROVIDED BY SOLID ROCK COUNSELING SERVICES.
PLEASE CALL ANN MATTHEWS, DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES, FOR REFERRAL TO
COUNSELING.
OFFICE LOCATED AT WESTOVER ROOM 103, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901.
PHONE NUMBER—573-840-9669.

13. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS BIENNIAL
REVIEW
THREE RIVERS COLLEGE COMPILES A BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE COLLEGE ALCOHOL AND
DRUG POLICY AND INITIATIVES.
THE BIENNIAL REVIEW INCLUDES: FOUNDATIONAL BELIEF, A REVIEW OF POLICY,
ANNUAL NOTIFICATION, GOALS, STATISTICAL REPORTING ELEMENTS,
ENFORCEMENT/SANCTION CONSISTENCY, AOD CAMPUS EFFORTS, MEASURED
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POLICY AND PROGRAMS THROUGH A SWOT ANALYSIS, AND
IDENTIFIED IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE.
HTTP://TRCC.EDU/FORMS/POLICIESREGS/GAP1206.PDF
HTTP://TRCC.EDU/FORMS/POLICIESREGS/GAP1210.PDF

14. FIRST-TIME VIOLATORS
FIRST-TIME VIOLATORS OF THE COLLEGE’S
SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICIES ARE REQUIRED TO
ATTEND A SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION CLASS
AS PART OF THE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS.