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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING POLICY | |
Effective Date: | May 8, 2017 |
Policy Number: | VIII – 8 |
Supersedes: | Not Applicable. |
Issuing Authority: | Board of Trustees |
Responsible Officer: | Title IX Coordinator |
Applicability:
| All Canisius College community members, including students, employees, volunteers, visitors, and contractors. |
History: | Revised August 14, 2020 |
Volume VIII
Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING POLICY | |
Effective Date: | May 8, 2017 |
Policy Number: | VIII – 8 |
Supersedes: | Not Applicable. |
Issuing Authority: | Board of Trustees |
Responsible Officer: | Title IX Coordinator |
Applicability:
| All Canisius College community members, including students, employees, volunteers, visitors, and contractors. |
History: | Revised August 14, 2020 |
CANISIUS COLLEGE SEXUAL AND
GENDER-BASED MISCONDUCT POLICY
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Policy is to address the College’s responsibilities under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (“Title IX”), its implementing regulations at 34 CFR Part 106[1], the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (“VAWA”), and New York Education Law Article 129-B (commonly referred to as the “Enough is Enough” law) by providing the Canisius College community with a clearly articulated set of behavioral standards, common understandings of definitions and key concepts, and descriptions of Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking. [1]
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The Title IX Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the College’s response to Formal Complaints and, where a response is appropriate, to Reports of Policy violations.
A. Initial Meetings
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The preponderance of evidence standard is the standard that will be applied by the College in determining whether a Policy violation has occurred. Administrators and Hearing Panels charged with rendering a decision of Policy violations must be convinced, based on the information provided, that a Policy violation was more likely to have occurred than to not have occurred, based upon the credible evidence submitted, in order to find a Party responsible for any violation of this Policy.
E. Available Disciplinary Sanctions
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