NDSCS College Catalog
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| Reporting Student Sexual Harassment |
| Student reporting procedure: |
| 1. Complaints and reports of sexual harassment, by or of any student of this institution, shall be brought to the attention of one of the following student support members: dean of student services, director of counseling services, director of student life, campus nurse or director of campus police. In the event a student support member or a supervisor of a student support member is the subject of a complaint, the report or complaint shall be brought to the president of the college. |
| 2. The individual receiving the report shall make an initial investigation and attempt to informally resolve the complaint, reporting in writing to the complainant and, when appropriate, to the accused, the recommendations to resolve the complaint. |
| 3. If the problem is not resolved to the satisfaction of the complainant through the informal process, the complaint shall be referred for formal hearing with the College Judicial Committee (student) or director of human resources (employee). |
| 4. College officials shall take all reasonable precautions to ensure there is no retaliation toward the complainant. Upon request, the complainant shall be guaranteed confidentiality. Furthermore, all records concerning students are subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and may be disclosed only according to the provisions of that Act. |
| Employee reporting procedure: |
| 1. Any employee in a supervisory role with students (example: faculty member, coach, work-study supervisor) who observes an incident of sexual harassment, is obligated to confront the harasser and tell him or her their behavior is inappropriate and cannot be tolerated. The incident and confrontation must be documented. |
| 2. In the event of a serious incident or repeated harassing behavior, the supervisor shall bring the incidents and copies of documentation to the attention of one of the following student support members: dean of student services, director of counseling services, director of student life, campus nurse or director of campus police. |
| 3. Any employee in a non-supervisory role with students (example: food service worker, secretary, custodian) who observes an incident of sexual harassment, shall report the incident to their supervisor for appropriate action. |
| 4. The individual receiving the report shall make an initial investigation and attempt to informally resolve the complaint, reporting in writing to the complainant and, when appropriate, to the accused the recommendations to resolve the complaint. |
| 5. In the event a student support member or a supervisor of a student support member is the accused, the report or complaint shall be brought to the president of the college. |
| 6. If the problem is not resolved to the satisfaction of the complainant through the informal process, the complainant shall be referred for a formal hearing with the College Judicial Committee (student) or director of human resources (employee). |
| 7. College officials shall take all reasonable precautions to ensure that there is no retaliation toward the complainant. Upon request, the complaint shall be guaranteed confidentiality. Furthermore, all records concerning students are subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and may be disclosed only according to the provisions of that Act. |
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