Filed Under: Coordinator Role
Assuming that the Title IX Coordinator is free of any conflict of interest or bias, is the Title IX Coordinator permitted to serve as an Informal Resolution Facilitator?
34 C.F.R. § 106.45(b)(9) of the Title IX regulations permits informal resolutions as long as both parties voluntarily consent to attempt an informal resolution process. The Department recognizes the importance of giving recipients flexibility and discretion to satisfy their Title IX obligations in a manner consistent with their unique values and the needs of their educational communities, while respecting the wishes of the parties to the formal complaint. See Preamble at 30371-30372. The regulations do not preclude the Title IX Coordinator from serving as the person designated by a recipient to facilitate an informal resolution process.