Post Complaint Process

What To Expect After a Title IX Complaint is Made

Initial Assessment

Upon receipt of a report, the College will conduct an initial assessment. The goal of this assessment is to provide an integrated and coordinated response to reports of discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, stalking, interpersonal violence, complicity, and retaliation. The assessment will consider the nature of the report, the safety of the individual and of the campus community, the Reporting Party’s expressed preference for resolution, and the necessity for any interim remedies or accommodations to protect the safety of the Reporting Party or the community.

Interim Protective Measures

When a report is received, the Title IX Coordinator, in consultation with the Title IX Team and other administrators, will impose reasonable and appropriate Interim Protective Measures when necessary to protect the safety of the parties or witnesses involved. Interim Protective Measures are temporary actions taken by the College to ensure equal access to its education programs and activities and foster a stable and safe environment during the process of reporting, investigation, and/or resolution. As determined to be appropriate in the sole discretion of the College.

All individuals are encouraged to report concerns about the adequacy of the Interim Protective Measures or failure of another individual to abide by any Interim Protective Measure to the Title IX Coordinator.

The Title IX Coordinator will take appropriate, responsive, and prompt action to enforce Interim Protective Measures and/or to respond to retaliation by another party or witness.

The range of Interim Protective Measures includes:

• Assistance in setting up initial appointments off campus.
• Imposition of a trespass warning or a campus “No-Contact Order.”
• Rescheduling of exams and assignments.
• Providing alternative course completion options.
• Change in class schedule, including the ability to drop a course without penalty or to transfer sections.
• Change in work schedule, work location, or job assignment.
• Limiting or prohibiting access to College facilities or activities pending resolution of the matter.
• Leave of absence (voluntary or involuntary).
• Providing an escort to ensure safe movement between classes and activities.
• Providing academic support services, such as tutoring.
• College-imposed leave, suspension, or separation for the Responding Party.
• Any other measure which can be tailored to the involved individuals to achieve the goals of this Procedure
• Assistance in setting up initial appointments off campus.
• Imposition of a trespass warning or a campus “No-Contact Order.”
• Rescheduling of exams and assignments.
• Providing alternative course completion options.
• Change in class schedule, including the ability to drop a course without penalty or to transfer sections.
• Change in work schedule, work location, or job assignment.
• Limiting or prohibiting access to College facilities or activities pending resolution of the matter.
• Leave of absence (voluntary or involuntary).
• Providing an escort to ensure safe movement between classes and activities.
• Providing academic support services, such as tutoring.
• College-imposed leave, suspension, or separation for the Responding Party.
• Any other measure which can be tailored to the involved individuals to achieve the goals of this Procedure.

Where the report of Prohibited Conduct poses a substantial and immediate threat of harm to the safety or well-being of an individual, members of the campus community, or the performance of normal College functions, the College may place a student or student organization on interim suspension or impose leave or an interim suspension for an employee.

Pending resolution of the report, the individual or organization may be denied access to campus, campus facilities, and/or all other College activities or privileges for which they might otherwise be eligible, as the College determines appropriate. When interim suspension or leave is imposed, the College will make reasonable efforts to complete the investigation and resolution within an expedited time frame.

Determining the Manner of Resolution

At the conclusion of the Initial Assessment, the Title IX Coordinator, in coordination with the Title IX Team, will determine the appropriate manner of resolution, which may include remedies-based resolution or the initiation of an investigation to determine if disciplinary action is warranted. The Title IX Coordinator has the discretion to determine which method of resolution is appropriate. Any individual wishing to explore alternative resolution methods is encouraged to discuss these options with the Title IX Coordinator.

Remedies-based resolution is a voluntary approach designed to eliminate a hostile environment without taking disciplinary action against a Responding Party. Where the Initial Assessment concludes that remedies-based resolution may be appropriate, the College will take immediate and corrective action through the imposition of individual and community remedies designed to maximize the Reporting Party’s access to educational, extracurricular, and employment activities at the College and to eliminate a hostile environment. Other potential remedies include targeted or broad-based educational programming or training, supported direct confrontation of the Responding Party and/or indirect action by the Title IX Coordinator or the College. Depending on the form of remedies-based resolution used, it may be possible for a Reporting Party to maintain anonymity.

Where the Initial Assessment concludes that disciplinary action may be appropriate, the College will initiate an investigation.

At the conclusion of the investigation, the investigator(s) will prepare a written investigation report that summarizes the information gathered and synthesizes the contested and uncontested issues of fact and any supporting information or accounts.