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Prevention and Education
Saint Vincent provides prevention and awareness programs and ongoing training and education information to students and employees so they may identify what behavior constitutes Prohibited Conduct; understand how to report Prohibited Conduct; recognize warning signs of potentially abusive behavior and ways to reduce risks; and learn about safe and positive options for bystander intervention that may be carried out by an individual to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct against a person other than such individual.
Specialized Training
Saint Vincent also provides additional training to those College officials with responsibilities under the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct policy, including the Title IX Coordinator and Assistant Title IX Coordinator, investigators, hearing officers, sanction panel members, appeals officers, and any individual who facilitates the informal resolution process.
Such training covers the definition of Title IX Sexual Harassment and Non-Title IX Prohibited Conduct, the scope of the College’s education program or activity, how to conduct an investigation and grievance process including hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes under this policy, as applicable, and how to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias.
Hearing officers receive training on any technology to be used at a hearing and on issues of relevance of questions and evidence, including questions and evidence about the irrelevancy of complainant’s sexual predisposition or prior sexual behavior. Investigators receive training on issues of relevance to create an investigative report that fairly summarizes relevant evidence.
