1. Under this Sexual Violence Policy, any student of DATAWIZ COLLEGE may file a report of an incident or a complaint to the Admissions Office at [email protected] attention to the Director of DATAWIZ COLLEGE in writing.
2. Upon receipt of a report of an incident or a complaint of alleged sexual violence being made, the Director will respond promptly and:
determine whether an investigation should proceed and if the Complainant wishes to participate in an investigation;
determine who should conduct the investigation having regard to the seriousness of the allegation and the parties involved;
determine whether the incident should be referred immediately to the police; In such cases or where civil proceedings are commenced in respect of allegations of sexual violence, DATAWIZ COLLEGE may conduct its own independent investigation and make its own determination in accordance with its own policies and procedures and determine what interim measures ought to be put in place pending the investigation process such as removal of the Respondent or seeking alternate methods of providing necessary course studies.
3. If students, in good faith, report an incident of, or make a complaint about, sexual violence, they will not be subject to discipline or sanctions for violations of the career college’s policies relating to drug or alcohol use at the time the alleged sexual violence occurred.
4. During the institution’s investigative process, students who disclose their experience of sexual violence through reporting an incident of, making a complaint about, or accessing supports and services for sexual violence, will not be asked irrelevant questions during the investigation process by the college’s staff or investigators, including irrelevant questions relating to the student’s sexual expression or past sexual history. Examples of such irrelevant questions would include those relating to past sexual history or sexual expression.
Once an investigation is initiated, the following will occur:
1. The Complainant and the Respondent will be advised that they may ask another person to be present throughout the investigation.
2. Interviewing the Complainant to ensure a complete understanding of the allegation and gathering additional information that may not have been included in the written complaint such as the date and time of the incident, the persons involved, the names of any person who witnessed the incident and a complete description of what occurred.
3. Informing and interviewing the Respondent of the complaint, providing details of the allegations, and giving the Respondent an opportunity to respond to those allegations and to provide any witnesses the Respondent feels are essential to the investigation.
4. Interviewing any person involved or who has, or may have, knowledge of the incident and any identified witnesses.
5. Providing reasonable updates to the Complainant and the Respondent about the status of the investigation; and
6. following the investigation, the Director will:
– review all the evidence collected during the investigation.
– determine whether sexual violence occurred; and if so
-determine what disciplinary action, if any, should be taken as set out in Section 5 below.
