Title IX
Pearl River Community College is committed to fostering and maintaining a safe and healthy academic, work, and living environment in which no member of the College community is discriminated against on the basis of sex, gender or gender identity, and sexual orientation in any College program or activity. Sexual misconduct is a form of sex discrimination and is inconsistent with the standards and ideals of our community. You can find our policy below.
Reporting and Confidential Assistance
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual misconduct, you have multiple options for reporting this to Pearl River Community College or to law enforcement. These include options for confidential assistance.
- Emergencies: If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
- Formal Complaints: Click here to begin a formal complaint with Pearl River Community College.
Contact titleix@prcc.edu with any questions. - Confidential Assistance: If you are not sure about filing a formal complaint, you may wish to complete an incident report and have the option of remaining anonymous. You can also reach out to titleix@prcc.edu with any questions. A Title IX representative is also available to consult with at each of our campus locations.
Title IX Coordinator
Dr. Katerria Grice
Poplarville Campus
101 Highway 11 North; Poplarville, MS 39470
Email: titleix@prcc.edu
Forrest County Campus/Woodall Center-Hattiesburg Campus
Deputy Title IX Coordinator-Rosalynn Vaughn
Telephone: 601.403.1813 or rvaughn@prcc.edu
Office of Student Services-Building 3
5448 US 49; Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Hancock County Campus- Kiln Campus
Deputy Title IX Coordinator-Sylvia Martinez
Telephone: 228.252.7006 or smartinez@prcc.edu
14134 Fred & Al Key Road; Kiln, MS 39556
- Law Enforcement: Whether you report sexual misconduct to Pearl River Community College or not, you always retain your right to report this to law enforcement. See below for suggestions of law enforcement agencies and other agencies that can provide assistance.
Director of Public Safety-Poplarville | |
Chief of Police-Poplarville Campus | |
Campus Police-Poplarville | |
Director of Public Safety-Hattiesburg | |
Chief of Police-Hattiesburg | |
Campus Police-Hattiesburg | |
Campus Security-Nights and Weekends-Hattiesburg | |
Campus Police- Kiln |
Forrest County Sheriff’s Department
55 Arena Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601.544.7800
Hattiesburg Police Department
300 Klondyke Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601.544.7900
Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department
200 S Julia Street
Poplarville, MS 39470
601.795.2241
Poplarville Police Department
201 West Cumberland St.
Poplarville, MS 39470
601.795.4447
Hancock County Sheriff’s Department
8450 US-90
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
228.466.6900
Hospitals/Resources
Pearl River County Hospital
305 W. Moody Street
Poplarville, MS 39470
601.795.4543
Highland Community Hospital
130 Highland Parkway
Picayune, MS 39466
601.358.9400
Forrest General Hospital
6051 US 49
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601.288.7000
Ochsner Medical Center
149 Drinkwater Rd
Bay St Louis, MS 39520
228.467.8600
RAINN
National Sexual Assault Hotline
https://www.rainn.org/
800.656.HOPE(4673)
MSCASA
Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
http://www.mscasa.org/
888.987.9011
Domestic Abuse Family Shelter
P.O. Box 1504
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
601.582.2102
Gulf Coast Women’s Shelter for Non-Violence
P.O. Box 333
Biloxi, MS 39533
Admin: 228.436.3809
Crisis: 228.435.1968
PRCC Office of Health Services
101 Highway 11 North
Poplarville, MS 39470
Crosby Hall
601.403.1303