Notice of nondiscrimination
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy and Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy do not discriminate against employees, applicants or students on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sex, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, in their education programs and activities, including admissions and employment. The schools are required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate on the basis of sex, and by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act not to discriminate on the basis of disability.
Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Title IX regulations prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender-based and sexual harassment, in the schools’ education programs and activities, including employment. The schools are committed to maintaining an educational and working environment free from sex discrimination and harassment, and encourage any student or employee who believes they have been subjected to discrimination on the basis of sex, whether by students or by school employees, to report it.
Title IX Coordinator
Inquiries about the application of Title IX, and reports of sex discrimination or sexual harassment, may be made to the Title IX Coordinator:
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy
Title IX Coordinator: Keyana Jackson, Assistant Director
Keyana.Jackson@bccaschools.org
(704) 948-4439
10700 Asbury Chapel Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy
Title IX Coordinator: Ramon Richardson, Director
ramon.richardson@bclaschools.org
(704) 755-6800
16115 Poplar Tent Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078
How to report
Any person may report sex discrimination or sexual harassment, whether or not they are the person who experienced it, at any time, in person, by mail, by telephone or by email to the Title IX Coordinator, or to any school employee, who will forward the report to the Coordinator. After a report the Coordinator contacts the person affected to explain the grievance process and the supportive measures available, which are offered whether or not a formal complaint is filed. Retaliation against anyone who reports or takes part in an investigation is prohibited.
A copy of the schools’ Title IX policy and grievance procedures is available on request from the Title IX Coordinator.
Office for Civil Rights
Inquiries may also be made to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, telephone 1-800-421-3481, email OCR@ed.gov, or through the OCR complaint portal.
Disability accommodations
Requests for accommodations under Section 504 or the ADA, for students or for visitors to school events, go to the school’s Section 504 Coordinator. At Bonnie Cone Classical Academy that is Ms. Brittany Wheeler, Instructional Coach and 504 Coordinator, brittany.wheeler@bccaschools.org. At Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy, requests go to the Director of the school. Questions about the accessibility of this website are answered on our accessibility statement.