2006-2007 Student Handbook - University of the Incarnate Word

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*The conduct body reserves the right to broaden or lessen any range of recommended sanctions in thecomplaint of serious mitigating circumstances or egregiously offensive behavior. Neither the CRB nor anyappeals body or officer will deviate from the range of recommended sanctions unless compellingjustification exists to do so.Section 25Confidentiality and Reporting PolicyDifferent people on campus have different reporting responsibilities, and different abilities to maintain yourconfidentiality, depending on their roles at the university. When consulting campus resources, victimsshould be aware of confidentiality and mandatory reporting, in order to make informed choices. Oncampus, some resources may maintain your complete confidentiality, offering you options and advicewithout any obligation to tell anyone, unless you want them to. Other resources are expressly there for youto report crimes and policy violations, and they will take action when you report your victimization tothem. Most resources on campus fall in the middle of these two extremes. Neither the university nor thelaw requires them to divulge private information that you share with them, except in extremely rarecircumstances, described below. You may seek assistance from them without starting a chain of events thattakes things out of your control, or violates your privacy.To Report ConfidentiallyIf you desire that details of the incident be kept confidential, you should speak with on-campuscounselors, campus health service providers or off-campus rape crisis resources, who will maintainconfidentiality. Campus counselors are available to help you free of charge, and can be seen on anemergency basis. In addition, you may speak on and off-campus with members of the clergy andchaplains, who will also keep reports made to them confidential.Quasi-Confidential ReportingYou can seek advice from certain resources who are not required to tell anyone else your private,personally identifiable information unless there is cause for fear for your safety, or the safety of others.These resources include those without supervisory responsibility or remedial authority to addresssexual misconduct, such as RAs, faculty members, advisors to student organizations, career servicesstaff, admissions officers, student activities personnel, and many others. If you are unsure ofsomeone’s duties and ability to maintain your privacy, ask them before you talk to them. They will beable to tell you, and help you make decisions about who can help you best. Some of these resources,such as RAs, are instructed to share incident reports with their supervisors, but they do not share anypersonally identifiable information about your report unless you give permission, except in the rareevent that the incident reveals a need to protect you or other members of the community. If yourpersonally identifiable information is shared, it will be shared with as few people as possible, and allefforts will be made to protect your confidentiality to the greatest extent.Non-Confidential Reporting OptionsYou are encouraged to speak to officials of the institution to make formal reports of incidents (deans, vicepresidents, or other administrators with supervisory responsibilities, campus security, and humanresources). You have the right and can expect to have incidents of sexual misconduct to be taken seriouslyby the university when formally reported, and to have those incidents investigated and properly resolvedthrough administrative procedures. Formal reporting does not mean that your report won’t be confidential,but it does mean that people who need to know will be told, and information will be shared as necessarywith investigators, witnesses, and the accused. The circle of people will be kept as tight as possible, topreserve your rights and privacy.Federal Timely Warning Reporting ObligationsVictims of sexual misconduct should also be aware that university administrators must issue timelywarnings for incidents reported to them that pose a substantial threat of bodily harm or danger to members84
of the campus community. The university will make every effort to ensure that a victim’s name and otheridentifying information is not disclosed, while still providing enough information for community membersto make safety decisions in light of the danger. The reporters for timely warning purposes are exactly thesame as detailed at the end of the above paragraph.Questions and AnswersHere are some of the most commonly asked questions regarding University of the Incarnate Word’s sexualmisconduct policy and procedures.Does the complaint remain confidential?The confidentiality of all parties to a complaint of sexual misconduct must be strictly observed, exceptinsofar as it interferes with the university’s obligation to fully investigate allegations of sexual misconduct.Where confidentiality is not strictly kept, it will still be tightly controlled on a need-to-know basis.Dissemination of information and/or written materials to persons not involved in the complaint procedure isnot permitted. Violations of confidentiality by either the complainant or the accused may lead to conductaction by the university.In all complaints of sexual misconduct, the complainant will be informed of the outcome. In someinstances, the administration also may choose to make a brief announcement of the nature of the violationand the action taken, using no names. Certain university administrators are informed on a confidential basis(e.g., the President of the University, Dean of Campus Life, Director of Security). If you report an act ofalleged sexual misconduct to a conduct officer of the university and there is information that a felony hasoccurred, local police will be notified. This does not mean charges will be automatically filed or that avictim must speak with the police, but the university is legally required to notify law enforcementauthorities. The university also must statistically report the occurrence on campus of any of six majorviolent crimes, including certain sex offenses, in an annual report of campus crime statistics. This statisticalreport does not include personally identifiable information.Will my parents be told?No, not unless you tell them. Whether you are the complainant or the accused, the University of theIncarnate Word’s primary relationship is to the student and not to the parent. However, in the event ofmajor medical, conduct action, or academic jeopardy, students are strongly encouraged to inform theirparents. University officials will directly inform parents when requested to do so by a student, or in a lifethreateningsituation, or if an accused student has signed the permission slip at registration which allowssuch communication.Will I have to confront the perpetrator?Yes, if you file a formal complaint. Sexual misconduct is a serious offense and the accused has the right toconfront the accuser. However, the university does provide options for allowing confrontation withoutdirect contact, including closed-circuit testimony, using a room divider or using separate hearing rooms.Do I have to name the perpetrator?Yes, if you want formal conduct action to be taken against the alleged perpetrator. No, if you choose torespond informally and do not file a formal complaint (but you should consult the complete confidentialitypolicy above to better understand the university’s legal obligations depending on what information youshare with different university officials).What do I do if I am accused of sexual misconduct?DO NOT contact the alleged victim. You may immediately want to contact someone in the campuscommunity who can act as your advisor. You may also contact the Dean of Campus Life, who can explainthe university’s procedures for dealing with sexual misconduct complaints. You may also want to talk to aconfidential counselor at the university counseling center.85
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