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Student Sexual Assault Reporting Protocol
It is the position of Ohio University that if a student alleges a sexual assault, the university has a responsibility to care for the survivor and promptly investigate the incident in the interest of the safety and security of the university community.
The following protocol is to be utilized by any staff member who receives information that an alleged student sexual assault has occurred:
Reporting Protocol
1. Determine the health and safety needs of the survivor.
2. When the sexual assault is being reported by a student, the staff member should say to the student, "Based upon what you say, I may be required to have the incident investigated by the University."* Explain the university's concern for the survivor's safety as well as the safety of the larger community.
3. Whether or not the survivor wants to continue with a description of the incident, the resource packet (provided by Health Education and Wellness) is given to the survivor and resources are discussed.
4. The staff member is to contact the following: - OUPD (immediately) and University Judiciaries (within on working day) to provide whatever information is available about the incident, including name of survivor and perpetrator.
- Health Education and Wellness (within one working day) to provide the necessary information required by the Campus Security (Clery) Act.
5. OUPD and University Judiciaries will communicate to determine how the case will be investigated. If the survivor is willing to meet, either or both offices will review the case and options for action with the survivor. Whether or not a survivor wants criminal charges pursued, and institutional investigation will still proceed.
6. As the case is investigated, OUPD and University Judiciaries will determine if there is enough evidence to proceed with the case either through the criminal or university judicial system and take the appropriate course of action (with or without the participation of the survivor).
Any deviations from this protocol must be reasonable and documented.
Revised August 2005
* Health care and mental health professionals are exempt from reporting the specifics of the incident as mandated by HIPPA (Counseling and Psychological Services and Student Health Services). They will, however, need to contact Health Education and Wellness to provide the necessary information required by the Cleary Act.
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