第九条

Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor (CUWAA) fully subscribes to all federal and 状态 civil rights laws banning discrimination in private, church affiliated institutions of higher education, 受宪法第一修正案约束. CUWAA will not illegally discriminate against any employee, 就业申请人, student in any education program or activity or applicant for admission on the basis of: race, color, 性, 性特征, 怀孕或相关情况, 性取向, 性别认同, 国籍(包括祖籍), 国籍, 身体或精神残疾, 年龄, 婚姻状况, 退伍军人或军人身份, 易感遗传特征, 家庭暴力受害者身份, or any other protected category under applicable local, 州或联邦法律. CUWAA is a higher educational institution of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. 因此, In compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, CUWAA reserves the right to give preference in employment based on religion.  Further, 第九条 statutory exemption 20 U.S.C. section 1681(a)(3); Educational Institutions of Religious Organization with Contrary Religious Tenets, permits separation based on 性 and can prevent a person from participating in a program or activity consistent with the person’s 性别认同: male and female athletic teams and 性-separate living facilities.  As a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Institution, CUWAA qualifies for the statutory exemption for the scope of application of 第九条 that is not congruent with CUWAA’s religious tenets.

Gender discrimination and 性ual harassment (包括性侵犯) are prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended and 第九条 of the Education Amendments of 1972.

CUWAA holds the 圣经s to be the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and is compelled by the 圣经s to be faithful to the religious tenets articulated therein. These religious tenets are set forth in the Constitution of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and illuminated by the Lutheran Confessions, which the University holds to be a true and binding exposition of Holy 圣经. 在这些原则允许的范围内, the University remains committed to complying with the spirit and letter of federal, 状态, and local laws affording equal educational opportunity and nondiscrimination in admission to and participation in the University’s programs and activities. 然而, 在某些情况下, 圣经, as understood by the Church and the University, requires the institution to act in ways that may conflict with certain regulations implementing 第九条, as interpreted by the OCR and other 州和地方法律. This being understood, the following 宗旨声明 is set forth.

The purpose of CUWAA’s 第九条 合规 Program is to foster an environment in mind, body and spirit so that all campus stakeholders can enjoy the programs and activities offered by CUWAA free from all forms of gender-based harassment, 剥削, 和恐吓, 包括性侵犯. 这一承诺, as outlined above in the “Biblical Perspective,” is fulfilled by complying with the requirements of 第九条 of the Education Amendments of 1972 and all applicable federal, 州和地方法律.