2023 Annual Security Report

2023 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT 57 Protection of Minors: POM training is required of all new faculty, staff, and student employees. Current employees must annually review the training online and on-demand. They are sent automated email reminders when the training is due. Topics covered include recognizing child abuse, detecting child predators and reporting suspected abuse. New employees are also encouraged to participate in campus programs, many of which are detailed in the prior section. ONGOING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYEES Social Equity Policies Training: Current Kutztown University employees are offered training throughout the year. The Social Equity Policies Training provides an overview of Kutztown University’s Anti-Discrimination, AntiHarassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedures, as well as an overview of federal and state statutes, such as, Title VII, Title IX, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. During the training, the topics reviewed include, but are not limited to, protected classes, legal definitions, investigation procedures, reporting responsibilities, and examples as they pertain to each of the three policies. The Social Equity Policies Training is always available online for faculty and staff through Desire2Learn, as well as through a number of in-person or virtual live training sessions offered throughout the academic year. Employees are also invited to participate in all public programs at the institution, many of which are detailed in the prior section. Dean of Students Office: Current Hearing Officers and student conduct professionals participate in ongoing professional development related to cases involving sexual violence and/or intimate partner violence. Trainings for Sexual Misconduct Advisors/Decision Makers included virtual sessions through the State University of New York (SUNY) Student Conduct Institute and covered such topics as Cultural Relevance and Inclusiveness, Affirmative Consent, Privacy, Confidentiality & Privilege in Disclosures of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence, Effective Interviewing of Parties and Witnesses, No Contact Orders, Neurobiology of Sexual Assault Trauma, and others. Trainings for the Associate Dean of Students and Associate Director of Student Conduct included virtual sessions through the SUNY-Student Conduct Institute and included: Due Process, Affirmative Consent, Privacy, Confidentiality, & Privilege, Cultural Relevance and Inclusiveness, Collecting and Understanding Specialized Evidence, Effective Interviewing of Parties and Witnesses, No Contact Orders, Neurobiology of Sexual Assault Trauma, Sexual Harassment, Supportive Measures in Response to Reports of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence, and others. Protection of Minors: POM training is required of all new faculty, staff, and student employees. Current employees must annually review the training online and on-demand. They are sent automated email reminders when the training is due. Topics covered include recognizing child abuse, detecting child predators and reporting suspected abuse. Current employees are also encouraged to participate in all campus programming offered to students, except those that occur within the non-public areas of the campus residence halls. Athletics: Kutztown University follows the NCAA mandate that all student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff members complete sexual assault prevention training on an annual basis. Typically, most student-athletes attend inperson training sessions, while coaches, athletic staff, and a handful of student-athletes, who are unable to attend an in-person training session, complete a separate training through D2L. Sex Offender Registration The federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, enacted on October 28, 2000, requires institutions of higher education to issue a statement advising the campus community where the law enforcement agency information provided by a state concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. It also requires sex offenders already required to register in a state to provide notice, as required under state law, of each institution of higher education in that state at which the person is employed, carries on a vocation, volunteers services or is a student. A list of all registered sex offenders in Pennsylvania is available at Megan’s Law website: https://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/.

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