DSCC is committed to creating an environment free from the threat of sexual assault. Sexual Assault is defined as any attempted or actual unwanted sexual behavior. Domestic violence and date rate are forms of sexual assault. The DSCC counselors and Title IX coordinators are available to any college community member who are affected by sexaul assault.
Sexual Assault Awareness
National Sexual Assault Hotline: Free. Confidential. Secure: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
The following resources are offered to support those AFFECTED by sexual assault and those who care about them.
- Women’s Rape and Abuse Recovery Program (WRAP): www.wraptn.org
- Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN): www.rainn.org/
- National Organization for Women (NOW): www.now.org/
- National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center: www.musc.edu/vawprevention/
- The Exchange Club Family Center: www.exchangeclub.net/index.php
- Safe Horizon: www.safehorizon.org
- LBGTQ Human Rights Campaign: www.hrc.org/resources/sexual_assualt_and_the_lgbt_community.org
- Safe Helpline – Sexual Assault Assistance for the Department of Defense Community: https://www.safehelpline.org
Learn more about how you can identify, safely react and help prevent sexual assault.
- Know you IX: http://knowyourix.org/
- End Rape on Campus (EROC): www.endrapeoncampus.org
- No More! http://nomore.org/
- It’s On Us. http://itsonus.org/
- Preventing Sexual Assault in College
- On Eagles Wings Ministries (OEWM seeks to prevent females from falling vicitm to sex trafficking): www.oneagleswingsministries.org
DSCC Sexual Misconduct Policy
View the DSCC Sexual Misconduct Policy
This policy is intended to provide a single, easily accessible and user-friendly document for students, employees, and others affected by sexual misconduct to find information regarding Dyersburg State Community College’s rules and procedures related to the offenses defined herein.
View the Title IX process for filing complaints
Questions or Need Help?
Contact a DSCC Counselor:
Ms. Sherry Baker
Dyersburg Campus
Henry County Center
Phone Number: 731-286-3242
Ms. Carmen Pfeifer
Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County
Phone Number: 901-475-3137
Email: counselor@DSCC.edu
DSCC Title IX Contact Information
DSCC Title IX Coordinator:
Ms. Amy West. Director of Human Resources
Eller Administration Building, room 150
731-286-3316
aewest@dscc.edu
DSCC Title IX Deputy Coordinator:
Larenda Fultz
Student Center Building, Dyersburg Campus, suite 122
731-286-3234
fultz@dscc.edu
Training
Department of Education due process training webinar, https://youtu.be/48UwobtiKDI.
Department of Education, New Title IX Protections Against Sexual Assault, Webinar.
Tennessee Board of Regents Title IX and Campus SaVE resources: https://www.tbr.edu/student-success/office-student-success-initiatives