Preventing and Responding To Sexual Misconduct & Harassment including Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, and Stalking Rollins College is committed to creating and maintaining a community in which students, faculty and staff can work, study and live in an atmosphere free from all forms of harassment, exploitation, or intimidation. The College prohibits sexually violent acts, termed “Sexual Misconduct” under Rollins policies, which can be criminal acts as well. Sexual misconduct includes sexual or genderbased harassment, non-consensual sexual intercourse, nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual or gender-based hazing/bullying, sexual-based communication, complicity, and retaliation. Specifically, Rollins College prohibits the offenses of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking (as defined by the Clery Act) and reaffirms its commitment to maintain a campus environment emphasizing the dignity and worth of all members of the Rollins community. Toward that end, Rollins College issues this statement of policy to inform the campus community of our programs to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking as well as the procedures for institutional disciplinary action in cases of alleged dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Which will be followed regardless of whether the incident occurs on or off campus when it is reported to a College official. While Rollins utilizes different standards and definitions than the Florida State Code, sexual misconduct often overlaps with crimes of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, dating violence and domestic violence. In the event that sexual misconduct, gender-based violence or a crime of sexual assault, stalking, dating violence or domestic violence does occur, Rollins takes the incident very seriously. Rollins employs supportive measures such as interim administrative hold and/or no-contact agreements in cases where a student’s behavior presents a risk of violence, threat, or a pattern of predation. The College has procedures in place that serve to be sensitive to victims who report sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including informing individuals about their right to file criminal charges as well as the availability of counseling, health, mental health, victim advocacy, legal assistance, visa and immigration assistance and other services on and/or off campus as well as additional supportive measures to prevent contact between a Complainant and Respondent such as housing, academic, protective orders, transportation and working accommodations, if reasonably available. The College will make such accommodations if the victim requests them and if they are reasonably available, regardless of whether the victim chooses to report the crime to the Office of Campus Safety or local law enforcement. Students and employees should contact Sarah Laake in the Office of Title IX at 407-691-1773.
Amnesty
The College may, in its discretion, grant amnesty from student and/or employee disciplinary action to a person who acts in good faith in reporting an incident, filing a
Formal Complaint, or participating in a grievance process (e.g., investigation, hearing, appeal). This amnesty does not extend to the person’s own violations of this policy. Violations of the College’s alcohol and illegal substances policies may be exempt from disciplinary action in situations where discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual harassment also allegedly occurs. However, the College may initiate an educational discussion about the use of alcohol or drugs and their impact.
Retaliation
The College will keep the identity of any individual who has made a report or complaint of discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual harassment confidential, including the identity of any individual who has made a report or filed a Formal Complaint under this Policy, any Complainant, any individual who has been reported to be the perpetrator of discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual harassment, any Respondent, and any Witness, except as permitted by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), or as required by law, or to carry out the purposes of Title IX and its implementing regulations, including the conduct of any investigation, hearing, or proceeding under this Policy. No person may intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 or its implementing regulations. No person may intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any individual because the individual has made a report or complaint, testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this Policy. Any intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX or its implementing regulations constitutes retaliation. This includes any charges filed against an individual for code of conduct violations that do not involve discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual harassment, but that arise from the same facts or circumstances as a report or Formal Complaint of discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual harassment (see the amnesty provision above). If any participant in a grievance process believes they have been subject to retaliation as defined in this Policy, they should immediately report the alleged retaliatory conduct to the Title IX Coordinator. Any individual who engages in retaliation will be subject to prompt and appropriate disciplinary action.
