R. Student Sexual Discrimination or Sexual Violence 1. If an individual believes they have been denied admission, employment, or participation in the Word of Life Bible Institute (Bible Institute) program or sport based on their sex or has experienced sexual harassment as defined above, they should contact the Title IX Coordinator immediately. 2. If any student, staff member, or other member of the Bible Institute community is a victim of, or is made aware of sexual violence or sexual assault, they should report it to the Title IX Coordinator immediately. The Title IX Coordinator will conduct an investigation to determine if sexual discrimination or sexual violence occurred. See the Title IX policy for more information. S. Sexual Misconduct 1. Word of Life believes that all sexual acts outside of a biblically defined marriage between one man and one woman are sinful. 2. Word of Life also takes seriously our responsibility to care for those attending our camps, the Bible Institute, or are serving as staff or volunteers. Staff are not permitted to be alone with someone below the age of 18. Staff and students are also prohibited from being alone in vehicles with people of the opposite gender if one of them is married. Students and campers are not permitted to have physical contact with the opposite gender, and dating or courting must include a third party. 3. Instances of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking should be reported to the Deans immediately. Any criminal acts will be referred to law enforcement. T. Registered Sex Offenders 1. Background checks are performed on all staff, students, volunteers, and many of our vendors. We follow up on any records of criminal activity. Those who have been convicted of child abuse may not be employed at Word of Life and may not work with or near children at any Word of Life property or activity. 2. You may obtain a listing of registered convicted sex offenders living in our area by visiting the following website: https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/offenderSearch.jsf. The zip code for Hudson is 34669. U. Missing Person Notification Students are allowed to specify who Word of Life should contact in the event that they are reported missing. This may be the same person or persons as their emergency contact or different persons. Word of Life Emergency Procedures prescribes contact attempts to the missing person, property searches, and notification to their “missing person contacts.”
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