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Student Conduct & Regulations 53|Page www.kutztown.edu/thekey To file a Formal Complaint, a Complainant must provide the Title IX Coordinator a written, signed complaint describing the facts alleged. If a Complainant does not wish to make a Formal Complaint, the Title IX Coordinator may determine a Formal Complaint is necessary. Kutztown University will inform the Complainant of this decision in writing, and the Complainant need not participate in the process further, but will receive all notices issued under this Sexual Misconduct Resolution Process. Please note: The Title IX Coordinator does not lose impartiality solely due to signing a Formal Complaint. A Complainant who files a Formal Complaint may elect, at any time, to address the matter through the Informal Resolution Process. See Informal Resolution section below. 4. Criminal Reporting Options A Complainant may also seek to initiate a criminal complaint, independent of or parallel with any report made to the University, with the appropriate authority listed below: Kutztown University Department of Public Safety and Police Services https://www.kutztown.edu/aboutku/administrative-offices/public-safety-and-police-services.html Kutztown Borough Police Department https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Police/KutztownBoroPolice/Pages/Default.aspx Pennsylvania State Police https://www.psp.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx Please note: The University’s policy, definitions, and burden of proof may differ from Pennsylvania criminal law. Neither law enforcement’s decision whether to prosecute, nor the outcome of any criminal prosecution, is determinative of whether sexual misconduct has occurred under this Policy. In cases where there is a simultaneous law enforcement investigation, there may be circumstances when the University may need to temporarily delay its investigation while law enforcement gathers evidence. However, the University will generally proceed with Formal Complaint even during the time of a pending law enforcement investigation. The University may not be informed of reports made with law enforcement agencies. 5. External Reporting Options A person may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights regarding an alleged violation of Title IX by calling 1-800-421-3481 or 1-877-521-2172 TTY or emailing OCR.Philadelphia@ed.gov or by visiting https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html. A person may also file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission by calling 717-787-9780 for the Harrisburg Regional Office; 412-565- 5395 for the Pittsburgh Regional Office; or 215-560-2496 for the Philadelphia Regional Office; or by visiting https://www.phrc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx.

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