Equal Employment Opportunity, Nondiscrimination, Harassment, and Compliance

San Mateo County Community College District is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to nondiscrimination and to supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for prospective employees, faculty, staff, and students.

Submit a Complaint

Choose the form that best matches your concern. Both forms are submitted securely to the District for review.

Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation

Use this form when your concern involves discrimination, harassment, or retaliation related to a protected characteristic, such as race, sex, gender, disability, age, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation.

Submit DHR Complaint Form

General Workplace Concern

Use this form for work-related concerns that do not involve discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or another protected-class issue.

Submit Workplace Complaint Form

Not sure which form to use? Contact Mwanaisha Sims, Director of Civil Rights and Compliance, at 650-358-6808 or simsm@smccd.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance

The District is committed to ensuring that all qualified applicants and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subjected to discrimination in any District program or activity based on ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, sex, race, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, immigration status, physical or mental disability, perceived characteristics, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

The District strives to maintain a welcoming workforce and an inclusive academic and work environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policies

Prevention of Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

Discrimination and harassment can directly and indirectly affect an individual’s ability to work and study. The District takes all reports of discrimination and harassment seriously.

The District prohibits retaliation against a student or employee who reports, or is believed to have reported, discrimination or harassment; files a complaint; or participates in an investigation. Retaliation includes adverse actions that are reasonably likely to discourage an individual from opposing prohibited conduct or filing a complaint.

The District’s policies against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation apply to all District programs, activities, employment practices, and operations. They apply to students, employees, guests, visitors, vendors, contractors, subcontractors, and others who conduct business with the District.

DHR Administrator
Mwanaisha Sims, Director of Civil Rights and Compliance, or designee
650-358-6808
simsm@smccd.edu

Nondiscrimination and Harassment Policies

  • Nondiscrimination Interim Board Policy 3410
  • Nondiscrimination Interim Administrative Procedure 3410
  • Discrimination and Harassment Investigations Interim Administrative Procedure 3435
  • Prohibition of Harassment Interim Board Policy 3430
  • Prohibition of Harassment Interim Administrative Procedure 3430
  • Prohibition of Sexual Harassment under Title IX Interim Board Policy 3433
  • Prohibition of Sexual Harassment under Title IX Interim Administrative Procedure 3433
  • Responding to Harassment Based on Sex under Title IX Administrative Procedure 3434

What Happens After You Submit a Form?

Once a form is submitted, the District’s Director of Civil Rights and Compliance will review the information and follow up as needed.

For more information, visit the Procedures and Frequently Asked Questions page.