Carmel Central School District

Title IX and Sex Based Discrimination for Students

Update:

The School District is aware that the 2024 Title IX Final Rule has been vacated by the District Court of Kentucky. See, State of Tennessee v. Cardona, No. 2:24-00072 (Jan. 9, 2025) The District is presently working on updating its policies and procedures to reflect this change. Please note that any actual knowledge of a potential Title IX matter initiated as of January 9, 2025, will be addressed pursuant to the 2020 Title IX Guidelines. 

Please forward any questions to Title IX Coordinator Lauren Santabarbara, lsantaba@carmelschools.org, 845 878-2094, ext. 241, P.O. Box 296
81 South Street, Patterson, NY 12563.

The District Does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates; and is required by Title IX and its regulations not to discriminate in such a manner. This extends to admission and employment. 

The Carmel Central School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status or disability. Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy is the district's Section 504 Coordinator.
Dr. Kennedy can be reached at can be reached at:
845 878-2094, ext. 246
ekennedy@carmelschools.org
P.O. Box 296
81 South Street
Patterson, NY 12563

The Carmel Central School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both.
The District’s Title IX Coordinators are Dr. Kennedy and Lauren Santabarbara.
Ms. Santabarbara can be reached at:
845 878-2094, ext. 241
lsantaba@carmelschools.org
P.O. Box 296
81 South Street
Patterson, NY 12563

The contact information for the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr.

The District’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located at https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/carmel/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=89RW2L7681BD.

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to the District Website.