South Dakota
School for the Deaf

 

The South Dakota Board of Regents (SD BOR), SDSBVI, and SDSD have a particular concern with conduct that subjects staff and students to harassment, as herein defined, on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, transgender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status, on any other status that may be come protected under law against discrimination or on any other grounds. Such conduct cannot be tolerated. The SD BOR forbids harassing conduct, and those members of the institutional community who have indulged in it shall be subject to discipline pursuant to SD BOR Policy 1:18.

For information on the South Dakota Board of Regents and/or campus specific policies and procedures, please refer to the Contact and Resources information.

For reporting harassment and/or sexual misconduct, use the Complaint of Discrimination / Harassment Form.

Resources

• Board of Regents Sexual Harassment Policy:
  https://www.sdbor.edu/policy/1-Governance/documents/1-17.pdf
• Board of Regents Prevention of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking:
  https://www.sdbor.edu/policy/1-Governance/documents/1-17-1.pdf
• Board of Regents Human Rights Complaint Procedures:
  https://www.sdbor.edu/policy/1-Governance/documents/1-18.pdf
• SDSD Sexual Harassment Policy:
  http://tinyurl.com/SDSD-AppendixVI

Contact Information

• Title IX Coordinator / Investigator
  Janel Ludwig, (605) 626-3189 / (605) 626-2580
  janel.ludwig@sdsbvi.northern.edu
• Title IX Deputy Coordinator / Investigator
  Deb Mitchell, (605) 626-7827 / (605) 626-2580
  deb.mitchell@sdsbvi.northern.edu
• Title IX Training Coordinators
  Janel Ludwig, (605) 626-3189 / (605) 626-2580
  janel.ludwig@sdsbvi.northern.edu
  Deb Mitchell, (605) 626-7827 / (605) 626-2580
  deb.mitchell@sdsbvi.northern.edu
• HHS / Office for Civil Rights (Rocky Mountain Region)
  1961 Stout Street – Room 08148
  Denver, CO 80294
  Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
  Fax: (202) 619-3818
  Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov
• Local Police Department
  On Campus Dial 9-911
  Off Campus Dial 911
• Aberdeen, SD Resource
  Safe Harbor (off campus resource for confidential sexual assault assistance)
  310 S Kline Street
  Aberdeen, SD 57401
  (605) 226-1212 or (888) 290-2935 (available 24/7)
  http://safeharborsd.org/
• Sioux Falls, SD Resources
  Children's Home Society
  PO Box 1749
  801 N Sycamore Ave
  Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1749
  (605) 334-6004
  http://www.chssd.org
• The Compass Center
  1800 West 12th Street Suite 100
  Sioux Falls, SD 57104
  (605) 339-0116 or 1-877-IN-CRISIS (available 24/7)
  http://www.thecompasscenter.org/