Maria College is committed to maintaining a safe environment for all of its students and employees. The College does not tolerate sexual misconduct of any nature and upon notification of possible misconduct, will promptly take action according to its Sexual Misconduct Policy, including conducting an investigation, taking action to stop the behavior, and providing immediate support for person s involved.
In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments, materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process must be posted publicly.
Each member of the Title IX Team completes annual training to ensure equitable and best-practice responses are provided to complainants and respondents. Individuals also may anonymously report sexual misconduct by calling this hotline: Definitions and behavioral examples of sexual violence, sexual harassment, and other gender-based offenses that are prohibited at Maria College are:.
These acts include rape, sexual assault, sexual battery and sexual coercion. Sexual assault is an offense that meets the definition of rape, fondling, incest, or statutory rape as stated in the uniform crime reporting system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sexual exploitation occurs when a person takes non-consensual or abusive sexual advantage of another to benefit or advantage anyone other than the one being exploited, and that behavior does not otherwise constitute another form of sexual misconduct. Examples of sexual exploitation include, but are not limited to, prostitution, non-consensual video or audio-taping of sexual or other private activity, exceeding the boundaries of consent e.
