All College employees are responsible employees and have the obligation to report sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking to the Title IX Coordinator, by submitting an online report here through Report a Concern?or by emailing?TitleIX@champlain.edu. ?“Responsible employees” are all College employees (with the exception of those listed under?Confidential Resources) who have the authority to address sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking, who have a duty to report related incidents to the Title IX Coordinator or other College officials, or who a student or employee could reasonably believe has such authority or duty.
Responsible employees are respectful of a complainant’s wishes to the extent appropriate and are discreet, but they are not able to guarantee confidentiality. General inquiries or questions about the sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking policy and procedures may remain private, and the College will strive to protect the privacy of individuals to the extent it can while maintaining its obligations to uphold relevant policies and regulations and/or to take reasonable steps to promote the safety of members of the College community. Otherwise, responsible employees will report relevant details (such as the name of the complainant and respondent, any witnesses, and other relevant facts, such as the date, time and specific location of the alleged incident) to the Title IX Coordinator or other College officials. The College will then investigate the report and take reasonable steps to prevent recurrence of the behavior.
If a complainant discloses an incident to a responsible employee but wishes to maintain confidentiality or requests that no investigation into a particular incident be conducted or disciplinary action taken, the College will weigh that request against the College’s obligation to provide a safe, non-discriminatory environment for all students, faculty and staff. Factors to be considered may include but are not limited to
- consideration of circumstances suggesting that there is a risk of the alleged perpetrator committing additional acts of sexual violence,
- domestic violence,
- dating violence or stalking against the complainant or others,
- whether the College has received other similar complaints regarding the alleged perpetrator,
- whether the alleged perpetrator has a history of arrests or records from a prior school indicating a history of violence,
- whether the alleged perpetrator threatened or appears to pose a risk of further sexual misconduct,
- whether sexual violence was allegedly committed by multiple perpetrators,
- whether a pattern of perpetration (e.g., more than one report involving a particular location or group),
- whether violence was perpetrated with a weapon, and
- whether the College possesses other means to obtain relevant evidence.
The Title IX Coordinator will in most cases determine whether the College needs to perform an investigation and/or take some other action in cases where a complainant would prefer complete confidentiality. If for some reason the Title IX Coordinator is not able or is not the appropriate person to make such a determination, the determination will be made by the Provost or Associate Vice President for Human Capital Management, or another appropriate person designated by the President.
If an individual who makes a report insists that his or her name or other identifiable information not be revealed and the College is able to respect that request, the individual must understand that the College will be unable to conduct an investigation into the particular incident or pursue disciplinary action against the alleged perpetrator.
The College will protect the confidentiality of individuals allegedly subjected to sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence and/or stalking to the extent practicable in light of the need to do investigations and conduct disciplinary proceedings. Campus security authorities who become aware of Clery crimes will report them to the College’s Campus Public Safety so that they may be included in the College’s compilation of campus crime statistics. The College will not include the names of complainants or other identifying information in publicly-available reports that are compiled as required by the Clery Act.