Basis
The System and College communities have the right to be free from sexual violence. All members of the System and College communities are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that does not infringe upon the rights of others. CCCS believes in a zero tolerance policy for sex/gender-based misconduct. When an allegation of misconduct is brought to an appropriate administrator’s attention, and a respondent is found to have violated this procedure, serious sanctions will be implemented to reasonably ensure that such actions are never repeated. This procedure has been developed to reaffirm these principles and to provide recourse for those individuals whose rights have been violated. This procedure is intended to define the System and College’s expectations and to establish a mechanism for determining when those expectations have been violated.
When a complainant(s) and respondent(s) are CCCS employees, authorized volunteers, guests or visitors, the System and Colleges will comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. When a complainant(s) and/or respondent(s) is a student, the System and Colleges will comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). For all individuals who this procedure applies to, the System and Colleges will adhere to its obligations under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013.