No Contact Procedures

No contact orders are issued by the Dean of Students or Title IX Coordinator.

• To request a no contact order, the College administrator should notify the Dean of Students or Title IX Coordinator in writing (email) of the parties involved and any additional or exceptional prohibitions to be included.

• A student may request issuance of a temporary no contact order that shall remain in effect until further notice while an investigation/review is being conducted.

• No contact orders may be issued regardless of the filing of a formal complaint by a student.

• No contact orders are available to both the complainant and respondent in an investigation.

• No contact orders are usually reciprocal and apply equally to both parties with the exceptions described below.

• The order should state that it prohibits verbal, electronic (including email and all forms of social media), written, and third-party communication between both parties. The order may also clarify the distance the alleged perpetrator must stay away from the claimed victim if they are in the same vicinity on campus.

• The order should address attendance at College –sponsored activities or gatherings. This aspect of the no contact order will be determined by the College Officer requesting the no contact order and specifically stated in the no contact order.

• Retaliation against the complainant in a no contact order, such as barring the complainant from activities or groups, either by the respondent’s actions or those of associates of the respondent, is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct and may result in sanctions.

• The no contact order should specify that it is not a legal protective order as issued by a court of law and will not apply to non-College related premises; however, it will apply to College-sponsored activities regardless of the location.

• Reporting of violations of the no contact order is the responsibility of the parties to whom it is issued. Reports of violations can be made to any of the offices that have the authority to issue the no contact order; the Department Public Safety, the Office of Student Affairs or the Title IX Office.

• Alleged violations of the no contact order and/or retaliation will be referred for investigation to the Office of Student Affairs and, if confirmed, will likely result in sanctions. See the Student Code of Conduct for explanation of sanctions.

• No contact orders may be placed or left in place without a finding of responsibility or violation of the student code. At the request of either party, the need for the no contact order may be reviewed.

• The no contact order should identify the resources available to the parties when concerned for their safety: Department of Public Safety at 717-358-3939 or the Lancaster City Police at 911.

• Upon receipt of a no contact order via email both parties are required to immediately respond to the issuer, via email, indicating that they received and understand the order. Failure to do so may be grounds for a sanction

• The Title IX Coordinator or designee will be responsible for keeping a log of all no contact orders.

• At the start of each semester, the person responsible for the log will review all no contact orders. This person will be responsible for notifying the parties to the no contact order of any change in status, or reaffirming the no contact order.