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• A deviation from Douglas Education Center policy or procedures that materially affected the hearing outcome or sanctions; and
• The sanction is too harsh or too lenient. VI. Rights/Responsibilities
A. Reports and complaints have different meanings. An individual has a right to make a report of sexual misconduct to Douglas Education Center, which may be accompanied by request for supportive measures. An individual also has a right to make a complaint of sexual misconduct, which is a request to initiate Douglas Education Center’s an informal resolution process or a formal disciplinary process, which includes an investigation and may proceed to a formal hearing.
B. Prior to the conclusion of a sexual misconduct investigation, the reporting party may request to withdraw the complaint by contacting the Title IX Coordinator/designee in writing. He or she will determine whether to close the case or conclude the investigation without the complainant’s continued participation.
C. An individual also has the right to report sexual misconduct to law enforcement, separate and apart from any report or complaint made to Douglas Education Center.
D. At the time a report is made, the reporting party does not have to decide whether to file a complaint or make a report of sexual misconduct to law enforcement.
E. An affected party has the right to request supportive measures from Douglas Education Center which may include interim contact restrictions.
F. The reporting party has the right to seek medical treatment to address physical and mental health and to preserve evidence.
G. A report may become a formal complaint, either initiated by the reporting party or Douglas Education Center depending on the outcome of the Title IX assessment. To file a complaint, please contact the Title IX Coordinator/designee.
VII. Related Information
A. Local and National Supportive Resources
1. The National Sexual Assault
2. The National Sexual Assault
3. Local Sexual Assault Service
Blackburn Center
(888) 832-2272 www.blackburncenter.org
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (866) 363-7273
www.paar.net
B. Title IX Staff
Title IX Coordinator
Michael Crosby
Senior Financial Aid Coordinator Room 203, Administration Building 724-653-2196
mcrosby@dec.edu
CLERY ACT COMPLIANCE
Purpose:
Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) Online Hotline online.rainn.org Providers
The C.A.R.E. Center— STTARS Program (888) 480-7283
www.sphs.org
Center for Victims
(866) 644-2882 www.centerforvictims.org
Title IX Committee
Tony Báez Milán
Director of Admissions Welcome Center
724-653-2183
tbaez@dec.edu
Dana Melvin
Director of Career Services Room 105, Van Keulen Building 724-653-2217 dmelvin@dec.edu
To establish the parameters for compliance with the “Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998” (commonly referred to as the “Clery Act”) at all School locations.
Background:
The “Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998,” commonly referred to as the “Clery Act,” requires institutions of higher education receiving federal financial aid to report specified crime statistics on college campuses and areas within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of college campuses, and to provide other safety and crime information to members of the campus community. DEFINITIONS:
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