你的权利

第九条 and university policies protects students and employees from discrimination and sexual misconduct. If accused of such behaviors, you also have rights as a respondent.

了解你的九项技能

  1. 第九条 prohibits gender discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding. This means all public and charter k-12 schools, 一些私立k-12学校, and nearly all colleges and universities.

  2. 性骚扰, 包括性侵犯, is a type of gender discrimination that’s banned by 第九条.

    报告什么

  3. 第九条 is not exclusive to female students. 第九条 applies to and protects all students, faculty, and staff.

  4. Schools must have established procedures for handling gender discrimination and sexual assault.

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  5. Schools must take prompt action to ensure complainants continue their education free of ongoing harassment.

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  6. Schools must not retaliate against someone filing a complaint and must have procedures to protect complainants from retaliation.

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  7. Schools can issue “No Contact” directives to prevent accused respondents from interacting with victims and other parties.

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  8. 性骚扰 and assault create a hostile environment that interferes with students’ abilities to benefit from educational programs.

  9. If a school knows (or has actual knowledge) about sexual harassment, 包括性侵犯, that creates a hostile environment, 第九条 requires the school to eliminate the harassment, 防止其再次发生, 并解决其影响.

发牢骚的人 & 被告的权利

发牢骚的人

The party who makes the complaint.

被调查者

The person accused of Sexual Misconduct or sex-based discrimination.

的权利

  • report sexual misconduct to the university without discouragement and have report promptly and fairly investigated

  • be treated with respect by university officials

  • preservation of privacy, to extent possible and allowed by law

  • be informed of available resources such as counseling, 医疗, 心理健康, 执法, 移民, or services for victims/respondents, both on campus and in the community

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  • be fully informed of the sexual misconduct policy and process as described in the sexual misconduct policy

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  • petition that any investigator, coordinator or university administrator be removed from the process on the basis of demonstrated bias

  • timely notice of any meetings

  • be provided timely access to review relevant documents or materials, subject to privacy limitations imposed by state and federal law

  • identify and ask the investigator to question relevant witnesses

  • have a representative or advisor present (although not directly participating) during any meetings with Investigator, 协调员, 或上诉机构

  • be informed in writing of the outcome and sanction of any investigation involving sexual misconduct

  • a finding and sanction (if any) based solely on evidence presented during the investigation

  • appeal the finding and sanction of the applicable administrator, in accordance with the sexual misconduct policy

  • have university policies and procedures followed without material deviation

  • be informed in advance, when possible, of any public release of information regarding the complaint

重点领域

怀孕、养育, & LGBTQIA + students are protected from discrimination and may seek accommodations. Check out our resources pages below.

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