Options for Reporting and Confidentially Disclosing Sexual Violence Sample Clauses

Options for Reporting and Confidentially Disclosing Sexual Violence. The University encourages students who are reporting students of sexual violence to talk to somebody about what happened in order for them to receive the support they need, and so the University can respond appropriately. Different employees on campus have different abilities to maintain a reporting student’s confidentiality.  Some are required to maintain near complete confidentiality; talking to them is sometimes called a “privileged communication.”  Other employees may talk to a reporting student in confidence, and generally only report to the University that an incident occurred without revealing any personally identifying information. Disclosures to these employees will not trigger a University investigation into an incident against the reporting student’s wishes, except in certain circumstances discussed below.  Some employees are required to report all the details of an incident (including the identities of both the reporting student and all other students involved) to the Title IX Coordinator. A report to these employees (called “responsible employees”) constitutes a report to the University – and generally obligates the University to investigate the incident and take appropriate steps to address the situation. This policy is intended to make students aware of the various reporting and confidential disclosure options available to them so they can make informed choices about where to turn should they want to report an act of sexual violence. The University encourages such students to talk to someone identified in one or more of these groups.