as part of the Bible Institute’s ongoing efforts to provide students with sexual violence prevention and awareness training. The Bible Institute provides ongoing prevention and awareness training about sexual violence to all employees during the annual fall Staff Advance meeting, which is required for all staff members. Prevention training materials and information are distributed to all students and staff via electronic mail at the beginning of each semester, at a minimum. Additionally, all students participate in related child protection/sexual violence and misconduct prevention training before working at any of Word of Life’s camps (approximately twice annually). Both primary and ongoing prevention training includes the following topics: • A statement that the institution prohibits crimes of sexual violence; • The definitions of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in this policy and in the applicable jurisdiction; • A description of safe and positive options for bystander intervention (see below); • Information on risk reduction (see below); • The procedures for reporting sexual violence, including who to contact and options for confidential reporting; • The Title IX grievance procedure for resolving formal complaints, including potential sanctions; • The importance of preserving evidence; • Options for involving law enforcement and obtaining protective orders; • A description of existing on- and off-campus counseling, mental health, or other victim resources; • A description of supportive measures available to complainants and respondents; and • The statement of complainant’s rights and options. Bystander intervention means safe and positive options that may be carried out by an individual or individuals to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of sexual violence. Bystander intervention includes recognizing situations of potential harm, understanding institutional structures and cultural conditions that facilitate violence, overcoming barriers to intervening, identifying safe and effective intervention options, and taking action to intervene. Risk reduction means options designed to decrease perpetration and bystander inaction and to increase empowerment for victims in order to promote safety and to help individuals and communities address conditions that facilitate violence. H. Protecting the Confidentiality of Victims and Other Necessary Parties Reports of sexual violence (which includes domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking) should be made to the Title IX Coordinator. See Section C. All initial reports will be kept confidential to the extent possible. If the complainant decides to move forward with a formal complaint, the identities of parties and witnesses as well as the details of the incident will be kept confidential, except as necessary to investigate and resolve the formal complaint. Please see Section B. for further information on confidentiality in the grievance procedure. Complainants should know that the Bible Institute will take necessary measures to protect the complainant from retaliation on the basis of making a complaint. See Section F. I. Confidentiality of any Supportive Measures Provided to the Victim The supportive measures that the Bible Institute may provide to a complainant are described in Section C. 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.
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