Normandale Community College does not tolerate sexual misconduct or sexual violence of any kind in any context. We are committed to empowering students who experience sexual assault or other forms of gender-based violence to pursue disciplinary, criminal, and civil action if they choose to do so.
If you are a member of the Normandale Community College community and have experienced sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, dating/intimate partner or domestic violence, harassment based on gender nonconformity, stalking, cyber-stalking, or retaliation, you have options for support.
FYI: No disciplinary action will be taken against you by Normandale Community College for violating campus conduct policy regarding alcohol or drug use if you are reporting an act of gender-based violence.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." The regulations regarding The IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 can be found on the Department of Justice website.
Anyone or a group related to Normandale Community College who believes there has been an act of discrimination on the basis of sex against any person or group in a program or activity that receives financial assistance may file a complaint under Title IX. The person or organization filing the complaint need not be a victim of the alleged discrimination but may be affected by a general "hostile sexual environment" or complain on behalf of another person or group. A complaint should be sent to the office that serves the state in which the alleged discrimination occurred. You can file a complaint to the Title IX staff at Normandale Community College by clicking the button above. If you need assistance completing the form, please email: TitleIX@Normandale.edu
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Victim’s Rights
If you have been a victim of sexual violence:
Consider reporting the crime:
Any individual who believes they have been or is being subjected to conduct prohibited by Board Policy 1B.1 or 1B.3 is encouraged to report the incident to the Designated Officer. Please consider reporting as soon after the incident as possible.
Any student, faculty member or employee who knows of, receives information about or receives a complaint of discrimination/harassment is strongly encouraged to report the information or complaint to the Designated Officer.
Contact any of the following:
Report the assault to Normandale Public Safety (F 1250) by calling 952-358-8280, or call the Bloomington Police Department, or simply dial "911"Consider taking steps to preserve physical evidence
If possible, go directly to an Emergency Room at a local hospital. It is best not to bathe or wash and keep your clothing in a paper bag to preserve evidence.
All new students have been enrolled in the Gender-Based Violence Prevention online course. There is no fee associated with this course. The student course is located in D2L Brightspace, and this training is federally mandated for students and employees. Modules for employees are located in ELM/Self-Service. All new students must complete this course within the first 10 days of the semester.
Normandale Community College Counseling
Mantra Health: Normandale has partnered with digital mental health provider Mantra Health to bring students diverse, high-quality mental health support via the Care Hub.
This all-in-one platform gives students access to the following free virtual services:
Normandale Community College supports the needs of students, employees or visitors to our campus who are breastfeeding their babies by providing dedicated rooms to pump their breast milk in a quiet, comfortable and private space. The Lactation Rooms on the Normandale campus are available in the following locations:
Students may receive key card to access all Lactation Room locations through Kayla Allen, the Title IX Pregnant and Parenting deputy, in L2722. For more information, call 952-358-9409 or email kayla.allen@normandale.edu.
Employees may set up keycard access to the Lactation Rooms through the Public Safety Office located in the Fine Arts Building in room F1250.
Visitors to campus who need to use Lactation Rooms should contact Public Safety at 952-358-8280 for entry assistance.
It is the responsibility of everyone using the lactation room to maintain a clean space that is ready for the next user.
Expressed milk stored in the refrigerator in C1198 must be labeled with the user's name, telephone number and the date the milk was expressed. It is the responsibility of each user to remove stored milk at the end of each day; the refrigerator will be checked regularly and expired expressed milk or other items will be removed and disposed of to keep the refrigerator clean for all users.
Please limit the use of the Lactation Rooms to activities associated with expressing milk only.
Section 135A.1582 – Protections for pregnant and parenting students
Summer 2025 training
Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Investigation Foundations
Equal Opportunity Nondiscrimination Investigator Training
Training materials for Title IX employees, (you will be prompted to enter your name and email).
Rights:
History:
The United States Congress enacted the “Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights” in 1992 as part of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992. It was signed into law by President Bush in July of 1992. The law requires that all colleges and universities that participate in federal student financial aid programs afford sexual assault victims certain basic rights.
It also requires the school to notify the victims of their option to report the assault to the proper law enforcement authorities.
If a school is in violation of this law they can be fined up to $27,500 or lose their eligibility to participate in federal student aid programs. Any complaints about a school should be made to the U.S. Department of Education.
The original purpose of this legislation was to combat the re-victimization of rape survivors across college campuses. This was a need that came about due to many image-conscious colleges and universities that were more concerned with protecting their public image than seeing justice being served.
Pertinent Statutes
C1110
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