Support
Case Managers within SCCS are available to support and provide assistance to students affected by gender-based misconduct, regardless of their role.
Please note that SCCS staff are not-confidential.
SCCS does not act as an advocate, but is a neutral resource available to all students. The Gender-Based Misconduct Office is responsible for referring students to available resources, offering appropriate protections, and coordinating the disciplinary process. The Office can provide support and assistance immediately following an incident, throughout the investigation and disciplinary process and throughout a student’s time at the University. Contact information for the Gender-Based Misconduct Office is in the Resources listing following the Procedures.
Accomodations
SCCS Case Managers will work with all students affected by gender-based misconduct to ensure their safety and promote their well-being. Sometimes this assistance will take the form of actions or accommodations to support or protect a student in the immediate aftermath of an incident and while an investigation or a disciplinary action is pending.
Following a report of an incident, SCCS will provide written notice to the complainant and respondent of the accommodations that may be available. Students may request accommodations even in cases where a complainant has requested that no investigation be undertaken or the complainant or respondent has declined to participate in University disciplinary proceedings or the criminal process. SCCS will evaluate any request for accommodations in light of the circumstances and information available at the time. The University will provide information about the accommodations only to those who need to know in order to make them effective.
Under appropriate circumstances, accommodations may include:
- Moving a student’s residence
- Adjusting a student’s work schedule for University employment
- Changing a student’s academic schedule
- Changing a student’s transportation arrangements
- Allowing a student to withdraw from or retake a class without penalty
- Providing access to tutoring or other academic support
- Issuing a “no contact” order
Failure to comply with accommodations is a violation of University policy and may lead to additional disciplinary action.
SCCS will also assist students seeking accommodations for a disability in connection with the process of reporting or responding to an incident of gender-based misconduct by working with the appropriate disability services office.
Outside of the University, a complainant may also be entitled to obtain remedies under applicable law, such as a judicial restraining order. The University can assist in contacting law enforcement or legal service organizations to learn about these remedies.