Retaliation

Retaliation is words or actions taken in response to reporting of a policy violation or participation in the College’s complaint process or the follow up to a complaint. Retaliation will be a violation of this policy when it is sufficiently serious (e.g., severe and/or pervasive) to discourage a reasonable person from accessing their rights under this policy. The protection against retaliation applies to both parties and to all witnesses.

Behavior that may be considered retaliatory includes but is not limited to:

• Discouraging an individual from reporting an incident;

• Discouraging witness participation;

• Threatening or intimidating a participant in a complaint, investigation, and/or hearing;

• Intentionally causing negative consequences for a participant through any part of this process; or

• Behavior using another individual, may also be considered a means of retaliation.