Howard Community College

POLICIES 87 III. INTERIM MEASURES Interim measures are those services, accommodations, or other assistance that the college puts in place for complainants after receiving notice of alleged sexual misconduct but before any final outcomes–investigatory, disciplinary, or remedial–have been determined. Interim measures could include restrictions that affect the respondent. The college wants its students to be safe, to receive appropriate medical attention, and to get the help they need to heal and to continue to access their educational opportunities. Upon receiving a report of sexual misconduct, the college will provide the complainant, or the complainant's advocate, with a written explanation of the interim measures available on campus or through local community resources and will ask complainants, or their advocates, what measures are sought. The college will determine which measures are appropriate for a particular complainant on a case-by-case basis. If the complainant or the complainant's advocate identifies an interim measure that is not already provided by the college, the college will consider whether the request can be granted. In those instances where interim measures affect both a complainant and the respondent, the college will minimize the burden on the complainant wherever appropriate. A complainant, or the complainant's advocate, may request the interim measures listed below. The college, after consulting with the complainant or the complainant's advocate, will determine which measures are appropriate to ensure the complainant's safety and equal access to educational programs and activities: • Academic accommodations • Assistance in arranging for alternative college employment arrangements or changing work schedules • A "no contact" directive pending the outcome of an investigation. Such a directive serves as notice to both parties that they must not have verbal, electronic, written, or third party communication with one another • Providing an escort to enhance safety for the complainant as they move safely between educational programs and activities • Assistance identifying an advocate to help secure additional resources or assistance including off-campus and community advocacy, support, and services The college will work with complainants or their advocates to identify what interim measures are appropriate in the short-term (e.g., during the pendency of an investigation or other college response), and will continue to work collaboratively throughout the college's processes and as needed thereafter to assess whether the instituted measures are effective, and if not, what additional or different measures are necessary to keep the complainant safe. If a complainant or a complainant's advocate requests any of the above measures on the complainant's behalf without disclosing that sexual misconduct is the basis for the request, the college will consider these requests for supportive measures consistent with its general policy of allowing advocates to seek such measures for those who have experienced trauma without requiring that the nature of the trauma be disclosed.

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