Members of the School of Law are strongly encouraged to promptly report all incidents of discrimination and harassment, to include sexual misconduct, whether experienced personally or observed.
Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person that reports is the person alleged to be the victim of the conduct that could constitute a violation of this policy in person), by mail, by telephone, by electronic mail, or by any other means that result in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person’s written or verbal report.
Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the below contact information:
Title IX Coordinator and Director of Human Resources
385 Meeting Street, Second Floor
843.377.4904
ssilvis@charlestonlaw.edu
Reports can also be made to the Title IX Team:
| Name | Address | Telephone & Email |
|---|---|---|
| Dean, Larry Cunningham | 385 Meeting St., Third Floor | 843.377.2145 lcunningham@charlestonlaw.edu |
| Title IX Coordinator & Director of Human Resources, Shera Silvis | 385 Meeting St., Second Floor | 843.377.4904 ssilvis@charlestonlaw.edu |
| Deputy Title IX Coordinator & Associate Dean of Students, Nick Sanders | 385 Meeting St., First Floor | 843.377.1104 nsanders@charlestonlaw.edu |
| Deputy Title IX Coordinator & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Margaret Lawton | 385 Meeting St, Third Floor | 843.377.2423 mlawton@charlestonlaw.edu |
| Title IX Decision-Maker & Associate Dean for Information Services, Katie Brown | 385 Meeting St., First Floor | 843.377.2432 kbrown@charlestonlaw.edu |
| Title IX Decision-Maker & Professor of Law, Miller Shealy | 385 Meeting St., Second Floor | 843.377.2148 mshealy@charleston.edu |
| Title IX Investigator & HR Administrator, Laura Lake | 385 Meeting St., Second Floor | 843.377.1395 llake@charlestonlaw.edu |
| Title IX Investigator & Director of Financial Aid, Bobby Greer | 385 Meeting St., Second Floor | 843.377.4901 bgreer@charlestonlaw.edu |
| Campus Security | 385 Meeting St., First Floor | 843.377.4911 csolsecurity@charlestonlaw.edu |
The Title IX Team was trained using the following materials: Title IX Team Training Materials August 2021.
Charleston School of Law is committed to maintaining an environment free of discrimination and harassment. Title IX and other anti-discrimination laws and regulations prohibit discrimination based on a protected characteristic, including on the basis of sex.
The School of Law strictly prohibits actual or perceived discrimination, segregation, or harassment in any form based on an individual’s traits or characteristics, including sex, gender, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, pregnancy, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, recovery from pregnancy related conditions, veteran status, alienage, citizenship, or disability, or any other legally protected class and does not tolerate such discrimination or harassment of its faculty, staff, students, or visitors.
This policy applies to all of the Law School’s programs and activities, including, but not limited to, its admissions policies; scholarship and loan programs; and academic policies.
Please contact Shera Silvis, Director of Human Resources/Title IX Coordinator, for all inquiries regarding the application of this Notice of Non-Discrimination and related policies, and/or to report an alleged violation of the School of Law’s Title IX Policy Governing Employees and Students (reports may be made at any time, including during non-business hours):
Director of Human Resources/Title IX Coordinator
385 Meeting Street, 2nd Floor
Telephone: 843.377.4904
Email: ssilvis@charlestonlaw.edu
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg.
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Telephone: (800) 421-3481
FAX: (202) 453-6012
TDD: (800) 877-8339
Email: OCR@ed.gov