G. Reporting to Law Enforcement Authorities In cases involving potential criminal misconduct, including acts of sexual misconduct and violence, the College encourages individuals to report the conduct to the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the location where the incident occurred. If the conduct is reported to the College, the individual will be informed of their option to also report any potential criminal activity to the police. Members of the College Safety & Security Offices are available to assist the Complainant in contacting appropriate law enforcement authorities. The College will generally respect a Complainant’s choice whether to report an incident to local law enforcement or initiate a complaint under this Procedure, unless the College determines that there is an overriding interest with respect to the safety or welfare of the College community. However, if a report involves suspected abuse of a child (an individual under the age of 18 at the time of the incident(s) as reported), then College employees and volunteers are required to immediately and directly report the suspected abuse to Childline, either electronically at www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis or by calling 1-800-932-0313, in accordance with law and the Procedures for Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse section of the College’s Administrative Regulations Manual . H. Federal Timely Warning Obligations Victims of sexual misconduct should be aware that the College is required by law to issue timely warnings for incidents reported to them that pose a serious or ongoing threat to members of the campus community. The College will make every effort to ensure that a victim’s name and other identifying information is not disclosed or included in such notifications, while still providing enough information for community members to make safety decisions in light of the potential danger. Additional information regarding how the College assesses and issues timely warnings and emergency notifications is set forth in the Procedures and Criteria for Issuing Emergency Notifications, Timely Warnings and Other Alerts section of the College’s Administrative Regulations Manual . VIII. S UPPORTIVE M EASURES The College will offer and implement appropriate and reasonable supportive measures to all parties upon notice of Prohibited Conduct. Supportive measures are non-disciplinary, non- punitive individualized services offered as appropriate, as reasonably available, and without fee or charge to the parties to restore or preserve access to the College’s education program or activity, including measures designed to protect the safety of all parties or the College’s educational environment, and/or Prohibited Conduct. The TIXC or designee promptly makes supportive measures available to the parties upon receiving notice ora complaint. At the time that supportive measures are offered, the College will inform the Complainant, in writing, that they may file a formal complaint with the College either at that time or in the future, if they have not done so already. The College will maintain the privacy of the supportive measures, provided that privacy does not impair theCollege’s ability to provide the supportive measures. The College will act to ensure as minimal an academic impact on the parties as possible. The supportive measures will be
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