What is Retaliation?
Retaliation means to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by this Policy, or because the individual has made a report or complaint, testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing.
Intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination, including charges against an individual for code of conduct violations that do not involve sex discrimination or sexual harassment, but arise out of the same facts or circumstances as a report or complaint of sex discrimination, or a report or formal complaint of sexual harassment, for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by this Policy constitutes retaliation.
Examples include but are not limited to:
- A university refuses to renew a student’s research assistant position because the student filed a complaint alleging sexual harassment.
- A faculty member excludes a student from extra credit opportunities after the student reports sexual misconduct.
- A student organization bars someone from leadership or activities because they participated in a Title IX investigation.
- An administrator threatens a student with disciplinary action if they continue pursuing a Title IX complaint.
- Changing work schedules or class assignments in a way that harms the person who reported discrimination.
- Spreading rumors or disclosing the identity of a complainant to discourage future reports.
- Intimidating or pressuring someone to withdraw their complaint.
What can you do?
If you want to report right away or speak with Confidential Resources, there are options for how you decide to move forward.
Report using the Title IX/Sexual Misconduct Student Report Form. This is different than making a Formal Complaint or starting a formal grievance process.
Report to your Community Director, Resident Assistant for immediate support.
Report to University Security/Police.
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*Note: If you are comfortable, ask the person to stop. Write down everything including: what happened, dates and times, what exactly was said or done, who said/did it, and any witnesses who were there. Include as much detail as possible, and keep notes about every time it happens or happened. If it happens again, write down the details while the memory is fresh. Save any emails, texts, letters, or messages about the harassment, or between you and the harasser. Gather them in one place, at home, on a personal email account, or in another safe place not at work. These notes will be helpful if you decide to report in the future. Talk to a lawyer.
You decide what happens next!
- If you choose to report the incident to the University, the Title IX Coordinator will reach out to you to schedule a meeting. This meeting will explain all the support that might be available in your circumstances. You are not obligated to file a formal grievance to access these supports.
- The formal complaint process will also be explained to you. You will decide if you would like to move forward with a formal complaint.