Title IX Review Bystander Intervention Staff Day August

Title IX Review / Bystander Intervention Staff Day – August 12, 2015 Eduardo Salaz, Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer and Evette Castillo Clark, Dean of Students August 12, 2015 1

Objectives Title IX Context and Scope Bystander Intervention - It's On Us / Video Table Discussion Brief Report Out August 12, 2015 2

Things to Know National statistics indicate that 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will experience a sexual assault at some point in their lifetime. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men will experience some form of relationship violence. College age women are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women in any other age group. Statistics show that students are most vulnerable during the first month of their first year on a college campus. Over 80% of sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim. On a college campus, this number is even higher. August 12, 2015 3

One sentence, 37 Words “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. ” Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. August 12, 2015 4

Scope Protects students and employees from sexual harassment by any school employee, student, or non-employee third party Protects third parties from sexual harassment or violence in a school’s education programs and activities (e. g. , high school/undergraduate students participating in recruitment programs, those visiting in residence halls, etc. ). August 12, 2015 5

Scope Protects students in connection with all academic, educational, extracurricular, athletic, and other programs of the school, whether those programs take place in a school’s facilities, on a school’s bus, at a class or training program sponsored by the school at another location, or elsewhere. Protects students from the continuing effects of offcampus sexual harassment in the educational setting. August 12, 2015 6

Notice Under Title IX, if a school knows or reasonably should know about sexual harassment that creates a hostile environment, the school must eliminate the harassment, prevent its recurrence and address its effects. A school violates Title IX if it has “notice” of a sexually hostile environment and fails to take immediate and corrective action. August 12, 2015 7

Notice Universities are deemed to have notice if a responsible employee knew, or in the exercise of reasonable care, should have known about the harassment. A responsible employee includes any employee who: Has the authority to take action to redress the harassment; Has the duty to report to appropriate school officials sexual harassment or any other misconduct by students or employees; or A student could reasonably believe has the authority or responsibility to take action. August 12, 2015 8

Affirmative Consent - defined Consent – is unambiguous, affirmative, fully conscious, and mutual. Consent must be cooperative, willing, voluntary, and sober. August 12, 2015 9

Passive Bystander Those who choose to do nothing August 12, 2015 10

Bystander Anyone in the community who sees or hears about a behavior that could lead to something high risk or harmful. Every bystander faces the same choice: “Do I get involved and try to make things better? Or do I ignore the situation? ” August 12, 2015 11

It’s On Us Bystander Individuals who DO SOMETHING to decrease the likelihood that something bad – like a red dot - will occur or get worse. August 12, 2015 12

The New Norms Violence is not okay. Everyone is expected to do their part. August 12, 2015 13

3 Ways to be an It's On Us Bystander Direct: if you see a concerning behavior, and are comfortable intervening, you interact with the people directly involved Delegate: If you feel uncomfortable, or feel like you’re not the right person to handle it, you can delegate to someone else: another colleague, a supervisor, Public Safety Distract: divert the person’s attention elsewhere. Send a text message, or say you really need to talk to them August 12, 2015 14

http: //www. stmarys-ca. edu/smcares It’s On Us https: //youtu. be/i. Uj 2 OHLAG 3 w August 12, 2015 15

What are your initial reactions? Who in the video do you most relate to? How can you be an active bystander? What is 1 take-away from today? August 12, 2015 16

Thank you Resources: Eduardo Salaz, Title IX Coordinator Evette Castillo Clark, Title IX Deputy (for students) Peter Chen, Title IX Deputy (for staff and faculty) Title IX Committee Title IX website SMCares website (Red Folder) August 12, 2015 17