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Grade Learning
Private Career College
Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

  1. Policy Application
    The Policy applies to all members of Grade Learning’s career college community including students, staff, faculty, administrators, contract service providers, contractors, officers, directors and individuals who are directly connected to any of Grade Learning’s initiatives, volunteers and visitors.
  2. The Scope
    The Policy applies to complaints of sexual violence or sexual harassment that have occurred on Grade Learning career college campus or at a Grade Learning career college event and involve members of the career college community as defined in paragraph one, the Policy Application.
  3. Purpose and Intent
    All members of Grade Learning’s career college community have a right to study and work in an environment free of sexual violence and sexual harassment.

    This document sets out our policy on sexual violence and sexual harassment, defines the prohibited behaviours, and outlines our investigative processes for sexual violence and sexual harassment.

  4. Policy Objectives

    Grade Learning is committed to providing members of our career college community an educational environment free from sexual violence and sexual harassment and treating those individuals who report incidents of sexual violence or sexual harassment with dignity and respect.

    To that end Grade Learning will educate and train faculty, staff and students about this Policy and how to identify situations that involve, or could progress into sexual violence or sexual harassment and how to reduce these forms of prohibited behaviours.

    Where a complaint has been made, under this Policy, of sexual violence or sexual harassment Grade Learning will take all reasonable steps to investigate it, including as follows:

    1. responding promptly to any complaint and providing reasonable updates to the complainant and the respondent about the status of the investigation;
    2. assisting those who have experienced sexual violence or sexual harassment in obtaining counselling and medical care;
    3. providing those who have experienced sexual violence or sexual harassment with appropriate academic and other accommodation;
    4. providing those who have experienced sexual violence or sexual harassment with information about reporting options; and
    5. providing on-campus investigation procedures for sexual violence and sexual harassment complaints.
  5. Definition of Sexual Misconduct
    This Policy prohibits sexual misconduct, which includes sexual violence and sexual harassment.

    Sexual Violence, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes:

    1. sexual assault which is any type of an unwanted sex act done by one person to another, without that person’s consent, that violates the sexual integrity of an individual ranging from unwanted touching to penetration;
    2. any violence, physical or psychological, carried out through sexual means or by targeting sexuality, including sexual abuse; and
    3. criminal harassment (including stalking and cyber bullying).

    Sexual Harassment, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes:

    1. Any course of vexatious comment or conduct of a sexual nature that is known or ought reasonably to have been known to be unwelcome, including:
    2. offensive jokes or comments of a sexual nature;
    3. displaying of pornographic or sexist pictures or materials, including online;
    4. suggestive or offensive remarks;
    5. unwelcome language related to gender;
    6. remarks, jokes, innuendoes, propositions, or taunting about a person’s body, attire, sex or sexual orientation;
    7. leering or inappropriate staring ;
    8. bragging about sexual prowess;
    9. physical contact such as touching, patting, or pinching, with an underlying sexual connotation; and
    10. sexual solicitation or advance made by a person in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the person where the person making the solicitation or advance knows or ought reasonably to know that it is unwelcome.
  6. Reporting and Responding to Sexual Violence
    All members of our career college community will take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual violence on our career college campus or events and report immediately to the Grade Learning Campus Administrator if they are subject to, witness or have knowledge of sexual violence, or have reason to believe that sexual violence has occurred or may occur.

    To the extent it is possible, Grade Learning’s Campus Administrator will attempt to keep all information disclosed confidential except in those circumstances it believes an individual is at imminent risk of self-harm, or of harming another, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that others in the community are at risk.

    Grade Learning recognizes the right of the complainant to determine whether her or his complaint will be dealt with by the police and/or Grade Learning. However, in certain circumstances, Grade Learning may be required by law or its internal policies to initiate an internal investigation and/or inform police without the complainant’s consent, if it believes the safety of members of its career college community is at risk.

    At all times, Grade Learning will do its best to approximately accommodate the needs of students affected by sexual violence at no cost to the student. In addition, Grade Learning community members should be aware that a formal report of an incident of sexual violence is not necessary to access supports, services, or accommodations.

  7. Investigating Reports of Sexual Harassment

    If a member of our career college community believes she/he has been sexually harassed by a member of our career college community, she/he may confront the harasser personally or in writing pointing out the unwelcome behaviour and requesting that it stop; or

    Report the complaint to Grade Learning’s Campus Administrator in writing. A complaint of sexual violence may be filed under this Policy, by any member of our career college community, to the Grade Learning Campus Administrator in writing using the Grade Learning Sexual Violence and Harassment Reporting Form.

    If students, in good faith, report an incident of, or make a complaint about, sexual violence, they will not be subject to discipline or sanctions for violations of Grade Learning’s policies relating to drug or alcohol use at the time the alleged sexual violence occurred.

    Students who disclose their experience of sexual violence through reporting an incident of, making a complaint about, or accessing supports and services for sexual violence, will not be asked irrelevant questions during the investigation process by the Grade Learning’s staff or investigators, including irrelevant questions relating to the student’s sexual expression or past sexual history.

    Upon a complaint of alleged sexual harassment being made to Grade Learning’s Campus Administrator, the Campus Administrator will initiate an investigation, including as follows:

    1. determining whether the incident should be referred immediately to police;
    2. meeting with the complainant to determine the date and time of the incident, the persons involved, the names of any person who witnessed the incident and a complete description of what occurred;
    3. interviewing the complainant, any person involved in the incident and any identified witnesses;
    4. interviewing any other person who may have knowledge of incidents related to the complaint or any other similar incidents;
    5. informing the respondent of the complaint, providing details of the allegations and giving the individual an opportunity to respond to those allegations;
    6. providing reasonable updates to the complainant and the respondent about the status of the investigation; and
    7. determining what disciplinary action, if any, should be taken.
  8. Disciplinary Measures
    If it is determined by Grade Learning that a member of our career college community has been involved in sexual violence or sexual harassment of a member of our career college community, immediate disciplinary or corrective action will be taken up to and including termination of employment or expulsion of a student.

    In cases where criminal proceedings are initiated, Grade Learning will assist police agencies, lawyers, insurance companies, and courts to the fullest extent.

    Where criminal and/or civil proceedings are commenced in respect of allegations of sexual violence or sexual harassment, Grade Learning may conduct its own independent investigation and make its own determination in accordance with its own policies and procedures.

    Making False Statements

    It is a violation of this Policy for anyone to knowingly make a false complaint of sexual violence or sexual harassment or to provide false information about a complaint. Individuals who violate this Policy are subject to disciplinary and / or corrective action, up to and including termination of employment or expulsion.

  9. Reprisal

    It is a violation of this Policy to retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a complainant, acting in good faith, who has brought forward a complaint of sexual violence or sexual harassment, provided information related to a complaint, or otherwise been involved in the complaint investigation process.

  10. Right to Withdraw a Complaint

    A complainant has the right to withdraw a complaint at any stage of the process. However Grade Learning may continue to act on the issue identified in the complaint in order to comply with its obligation under this Policy and/or its legal obligations.

  11. Resources

    Appendix 1 lists provincial sexual violence and harassment centres which could be provided as resources.

    Note: A student is not required to report an incident of or make a complaint about sexual violence in order to obtain the supports and services outlined in Appendix 1.

    For more information about Grade Learning’s Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy, and/or to receive more information about the supports and services listed in Appendix 1, please contact the centre administrator.

Appendix 1

SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRES (ONTARIO)

Region in Ontario

Sexual Assault Centre

24-hr Crisis Line

Office Phone Number

Algoma

(Sault Ste. Marie)

Women In Crisis Algoma

1-877-759-1230

705-759-1230

Belleville-Quinte

Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte & District

1-877-544-6424

613-967-6300

Brant

Sexual Assault Centre of Brant

519-751-3471

519-751-1164

Bruce County

Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey: Sexual Assault Services

1-866-578-5566

519-372-1113

Chatham-Kent

Chatham-Kent Sexual Assault Crisis Centre

519-354-8688

519-354-8908

Cornwall

Sexual Assault Support Services for Women, Cornwall

English: 613-932-1603 French: 613-932-1705

 

613-932-1755

Durham

Durham Rape Crisis Centre

905-668-9200

905-444.9672

East Algoma (Elloit Lake)

Counselling Centre of East Algoma

1-800-721-0077

705-848-2585

Guelph-Wellington

Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis

519-836-5710

1-800-265-7233

519-836-1110

Halton (Oakville)

Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services of Halton

905-875-1555

906-825-3622

Hamilton

Sexual Assault Centre Hamilton & Area (SACHA)

905-525-4162

905-525-4573

Kawartha (Peterborough & Area)

Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre

705-741-0260

705-748-5901

Kenora

Kenora Sexual Assault Centre

807-468-7233
1-800-565-6161

807-468-7958

Kingston

Sexual Assault  Centre Kingston

613-544-6424

1-877-544-6424

613-545-0762

Waterloo

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

519-741-8633

519-571-0121

London-Middlesex

Sexual Assault Centre London

519-438-2272

1-877-529-2272

519-439-0844

Muskoka Parry Sound

Muskoka Parry Sound Sexual Assault Services

1-800-461-2929

Parry Sound:
705-774-9083
Toll free: 1-877-851-6662

Muskoka:
1 877 406-1268

Niagara

Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre

905-682-4584

905-682-7258

Nipissing

Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Centre of Nipissing

705-476-3355

705-840-2403

Oshawa-Durham

Oshawa-Durham Rape Crisis Centre

905-668-9200

905-444-9672

Ottawa SASC

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa

613-234-2266

613-725-2160

Ottawa RCC

Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre

613-562-2333

613-562-2334

Peel

Hope 24/7: Sexual Assault Centre of Peel

1-800-810-0180

905-792-0821

Renfrew

Women’s Sexual Assault Centre of Renfrew County

1-800-663-3060

613-735 – 5551

Sarnia-Lambton

Sexual Assault Survivors’ Centre Sarnia-Lambton

519-337-3320

519-337-3154

Simcoe

Athena’s Sexual Assault Services

705-737-2008

1-800-987-0799

705-737-2884

Sudbury

Voices for Women

Sudbury

705-523-7100 ext. 2647

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Sexual Abuse & Sexual Assault Counselling & Crisis Centre

807-344-4502

807-345-0894

Timmins

Timmins and Area Women in Crisis

1-877-268-8380

705-268-8381

Toronto

Toronto Rape Crisis Centre

(416) 597-8808

416-597-1171

Windsor-Essex

Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County

519-253-9667

519-253-3100

York

Women’s Support Network of York Region

1-800-263-6734

905-895-7313

905-895-3646

 

Other Resources and Supports Available to You

Good to Talk

Post-Secondary Student Helpline– Free 24/7/365 professional, anonymous support for students
1-866-925-5454
http://www.good2talk.ca/

Student Lifeline

Professional support for maintaining a healthy balance between school, work and everyday lift. Confidential consultations, counselling, community referrals, resources (articles, CD’s, booklets), and online tools (blogs, podcasts, Depression and Stop Smoking Centres)

1-877-418-1537
Tty/tdd 1-877-371-9978
LifeWorks.com

Pour le support francophone aux femmes victimes d’agression sexuelle:

CALACS (Francophone Sexual Assault Centres) in Ontario
Centre Passerelle pour femmes: CALACS du Nord de l’Ontario
www.centrepasserelle.ca
C.P. 849 Timmins (Ontario) P4N 7G7
705 360-5657

Centre francophone d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel d’Ottawa
www.calacs.ca
40, rue Cobourg
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 8Z6
613 789-8096
calacs@calacs.ca

Centre Novas : Centre francophone d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel de Prescott-Russell
www.centrenovas.ca
C.P. 410
Casselman (ON) K0A 1M0
613 764-5700
1 866 772-9922 poste 221
administration@centrenovas.ca

Carrefour des femmes du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario: CALACS de la région du Sud-Ouest
www.carrefourfemmes.on.ca
Casier Postal 774, London (ON) N6A 4Y8
519 858-0954
1 888 858-0954
bienvenue@carrefourfemmes.on.ca

Centre Victoria pour femmes
www.centrevictoria.ca
C.P. 308
Sudbury (ON) P3E 4P2
705 670-2517
info@centrevictoria.ca

Centr’Elles, centre des Femmes Francophones du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario
www.centrelles.com
P.O. Box 26058
Thunder Bay (Ontario)
P7B 0B2
807 684-1955
1 888 415-4156
admin@centrelles.com

Oasis Centre des femmes
www.oasisfemmes.org
465 Yonge Street PO Box 73022 Wood Street PO Toronto ON M4Y 2W5
Toronto
416 591-6565
services@oasisfemmes.org

Colibri – Centre des femmes francophones du comté de Simcoe
www.centrecolibri.ca
80, rue Bradford, bureau 340
Barrie (ON) L4N 6S7
Barrie
705 797-2060
1 877 797-2050
admin@centrecolibri.ca 

Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara – Espace entre Elles
www.centredesantecommunautaire.com
1320 rue Barton Est
Hamilton (Ontario) L8H 2W1
905 528-0163
1 866 437-7606
cschn@cschn.ca

Pour le support francophone aux femmes victimes d’agression sexuelle, se il vous plaît visitez (for French-language support to women victims of sexual assault, please also visit): Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes.

Acknowledgements:

A number of resources contributed to the development of this document, including the sexual assault policies and procedures from several colleges and universities in Ontario, notably, Durham College, University of Guelph and Lakehead University. The Ontario Women’s Directorate resource, “Developing a Response to Sexual Violence: A Resource Guide for Ontario’s Colleges and Universities” served as a reference. In addition, the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres provided a list of sexual assault centres in Ontario and their hotline numbers.

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