deter sexual harassment. Supportive measures may include counseling, extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments, modifications of work or class schedules, campus escort services, mutual restrictions on contact between the parties, changes in work or housing locations, leaves of absence, increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus, and other similar measures. The Bible Institute will maintain as confidential any supportive measures provided to the complainant or respondent, to the extent that maintaining such confidentiality would not impair its ability to provide the supportive measures. If a complainant reporting an incident of sexual violence requests a supportive measure, and it is reasonably available, the Bible Institute will provide such measure, regardless of whether the complainant chooses to report the incident to campus police or local law enforcement. . Emergency Removal: In some circumstances, the Bible Institute may suspend a student-respondent from its education programs or activities on an emergency basis based on a report of sexual harassment. Before suspending the respondent, the Bible Institute will conduct an individualized safety and risk analysis to determine if there is an immediate threat to the physical health or safety of any student or other individual arising from the allegations of sexual harassment, which justifies the removal of the respondent. If the Bible Institute makes the decision to temporarily remove the respondent, the Bible Institute will provide the respondent with notice and an opportunity to challenge the decision immediately following the removal. The Dean of Students or Executive Dean will make all decisions regarding emergency removal of students. The Bible Institute has the discretion to place employee-respondents on an administrative leave of absence during the pendency of the grievance procedure. . Complaints of Sex Discrimination: If a complaint of sex discrimination is filed against the Bible Institute or its staff that is not sexual harassment (as defined above), the Bible Institute will provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of the complaint. The Title IX Coordinator will investigate the complaint and report the findings of the investigation to the Executive Vice President for action. The complainant will be notified of the outcome of the complaint and any remedies provided by the Bible Institute to resolve any incidents of sex discrimination. . Formal Complaints of Sexual Harassment: A formal complaint of sexual harassment must be filed before the Bible Institute will initiate its grievance process. The formal complaint can either be filed by a complainant or signed by the Title IX Coordinator. The complainant may submit a formal complaint to the Title IX Coordinator in person, by mail, or by electronic mail. Those wishing to file formal complaints are encouraged to complete the Title IX Discrimination Complaint Form available through Canvas and submit the completed form to the Title IX Coordinator. The formal complaint must include the complainant’s physical or digital signature, or otherwise indicate that the complainant is the person filing the formal complaint. At the time of filing a formal complaint, the complainant must be participating in or attempting to participate in an education program or activity of the Bible Institute. In cases where the complainant does not choose to file a formal complaint but where the Title IX Coordinator after considering all of the circumstances determines that the Bible Institute must initiate the grievance process to avoid being deliberately indifferent (such as when an individual or other members of the community may be at risk), the Title IX Coordinator may sign the formal complaint. The Bible Institute will not act with deliberate indifference in response to any formal complaint. . Dismissal of a Formal Complaint: The Bible Institute must dismiss a formal complaint, if at any time during the investigation or hearing, the Bible Institute determines that (1) the alleged misconduct does not meet the definition of sexual harassment; (2) the alleged misconduct did not occur within the Bible Institute’s “education program or activity” (defined above); or (3) the alleged misconduct occurred against a complainant located outside of the United States. The Bible Institute may also dismiss a formal complaint, if at any time during the investigation or hearing: (1) the complainant notifies the Title IX Coordinator in writing that the complainant would like to withdraw the formal complaint or any allegations therein; (2) the respondent is no longer enrolled at or employed by the
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