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15 THE COLLEGE'S ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT 2017 • e respondent may be charged with Failure to Comply with a Directive of a College Official (Charge 5a.) under the Student Conduct Code for failure to meet the requirements laid out in the agreement. Possible options that students may utilize in this process are outlined below: Restorative Processes is a philosophical approach that embraces the reparation of harm, healing of trauma, reconciliation of interpersonal conflict, and reintegration of people who have been marginalized through participatory learning and improved decision making skills. Rather than focusing on what policies have been violated, Restorative Processes instead identify who has been harmed and what actions are necessary to repair the harm. • Formal Restorative Conference — Participation in a discussion by trained facilitators with any persons harmed and development of a shared agreement of how to correct the harm. e reporter and respondent (and possible community members) work together to develop an agreement that resolves the issue, and can help the respondent restore their standing in their communities and repair relationships that were damaged by their actions. • Informal Restorative Conference — e Title IX coordinator will meet separately with the reporter and the respondent. the meetings will include discussion on the behavior, the impact on the reporter, respondent and the community. At the culmination of the meetings, the Title IX coordinator will have a final meeting with the respondent who will be required to complete exercises and/or educational activities to acknowledge the harm their actions caused. All information discussed in this meeting will be shared with the reporter. • Informal Restorative Statements — is may include structured voluntary apology letters, affective questions towards the respondent including; who was affected, how were they affected, and what was the harm caused, etc. is could be done either in-person with the respondent or via written statements. All information discussed in this meeting will be shared with the reporter. e college reserves the right to stop this process at any time and revert back to investigation. Any agreements that are reached during the alternative resolution process must be documented, signed by the reporter and respondent, and approved by the Title IX coordinator. If no agreement is reached than the matter may be referred to the Title IX coordinator for further action. Both the reporter and the respondent may be accompanied by an advisor at any meeting during the alternative resolution process. Notification of Disposition and Appeal Procedures in a Student Disciplinary Proceeding Both the reporter and the respondent will be sent notifications simultaneously in writing of the result of any institutional disciplinary proceeding (including appeal) that arises from an allegation of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. If at the conclusion of a Title IX investigation there is a finding of responsibility, both the respondent and the student reporter are afforded the opportunity to appeal decisions and/or any sanctions issued within five business days of the date of the written decision. Appeals will be reviewed by the vice president of student affairs or designee. All appeals must be in writing and include any supporting documentation that the student wishes to be considered. Deference is given to the original investigator's findings of fact and decision of responsibility and/or any sanctions; therefore, the burden of proof is on the student filing an appeal to sufficiently demonstrate cause to alter procedures, the original decision, or any sanctions. An appeal will generally be limited to a review of the investigation report and supporting documents for one or more of the purposes below, provided however, that the administrator may request additional information or clarification from the respondent, reporting party, witnesses, investigator(s), and/or other administrators for purposes of this review.

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