Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Both the respondent and the complainant
in cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct shall be provided the same
procedural rights to participate in student discipline matters, including the
right to participate in the initial discipline action and to appeal the student
conduct officer's disciplinary order. Application of the following procedures
is limited to student conduct code proceedings involving allegations of sexual
misconduct. In such cases, these procedures shall supplement the student
disciplinary procedures. In the event of conflict between the sexual misconduct
procedures and the student disciplinary procedures, the sexual misconduct
procedures shall prevail.
(2)
Supplemental complaint process. The following supplemental
procedures shall apply with respect to complaints or other reports of alleged
sexual misconduct by a student.
(a) The
college's Title IX compliance officer shall investigate complaints or other
reports of alleged sexual misconduct by a student. Investigations will be
completed in a timely manner and the results of the investigation shall be
referred to the student conduct officer for disciplinary action.
(b) Informal dispute resolution shall not be
used to resolve sexual misconduct complaints without written permission from
both the complainant and the respondent. If the parties elect to mediate a
dispute, either party shall be free to discontinue mediation at any time. In no
event shall mediation be used to resolve complaints involving allegations of
sexual violence.
(c) College
personnel will honor requests to keep sexual misconduct complaints confidential
to the extent this can be done without unreasonably risking the health, safety,
and welfare of the complainant or other members of the college community or
compromising the college's duty to investigate and process sexual harassment
and sexual violence complaints.
(d)
The student conduct officer, prior to initiating disciplinary action, will make
a reasonable effort to contact the complainant to discuss the results of the
investigation and possible disciplinary sanctions and/or conditions (if any)
that may be imposed upon the respondent if the allegations of sexual misconduct
are found to have merit.
