3 Easy Ways to Boost Title IX Prevention Education on Campus

While Title IX regulations do not require campus-wide prevention education programs for sexual harassment, prevention education programming should be prioritized as much as a compliant policy and process. Prevention education can be happen at any time, and the start the new school year is one of the best times to implement Title IX-related programming. If you are a one-person Title IX office, or if you are stretched for resources, here are some prevention education programming ideas that do not take up a lot of bandwidth:

• Post flyers in buildings across campus

These can be as simple or as creative as you want them to be. It can simply include information about what Title IX is and the Title IX office contact information, it can include a definition and example of what consent is, or it can include graphics if creativity is a strength. Don’t worry about it being the perfect flyer. The goal is to spread awareness.

• Create a social media post and ask student groups and campus offices to post

This can mirror what you have already created in a flyer, or it can be a short educational or informational video.

• Ask faculty to include information about the Title IX office in their syllabus

This can be a short paragraph about what Title IX sexual harassment is, the school’s Title IX Coordinator, and who/how to report. This can be a very effective way to reach a lot of community members.

Implementing a robust prevention education campaign may see an initial uptick in reporting, which is a good thing. This means that prevention education programming is reaching people and that your campus is overall more aware.

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*This blog contains information only and is not legal advice.*