Student Conduct & Regulations 54|Page www.kutztown.edu/thekey Employees may also file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding an alleged violation of Title VII by calling 1-800-669-4000 or by visiting https://www.eeoc.gov/employees/howtofile.cfm. The University may not be informed of reports made to external agencies. 6. Truthfulness All participants in the reporting and resolution processes have the responsibility to be truthful with the information they share at all stages of the process. A report of a violation under this Policy is not considered a bad faith report merely because the evidence does not ultimately support the allegation. Individuals are prohibited from knowingly making a false report, filing a false Formal Complaint or making misrepresentations. If an investigation results in a finding that a person has willfully filed a bad faith report, filed a false Formal Complaint or made misrepresentations as part of the reporting or resolution process, the person may be subject to appropriate Disciplinary Sanctions under the Code of Conduct in the case of Students or other relevant University policy and collective bargaining agreements in the case of Officials, Employees or Volunteers. 7. Multiple Party Complaints The Title IX Coordinator may consolidate Formal Complaints involving multiple parties where the allegations of sexual misconduct arise from the same facts or circumstances; in such consolidated matters, the Sexual Misconduct Resolution Process applies to more than one Complainant and/or more than one Respondent, but each party is still an “individual” and not a group or organization. The decision of the Title IX Coordinator to consolidate Formal Complaints is not subject to appeal. UNIVERSITY REPORTING OBLIGATIONS 1. Mandated Reporting Obligations of University Officials, Volunteers and Employees All University Officials, Volunteers and Employees (including student employees) are obligated to report incidents of sexual misconduct of which they become aware to the Title IX Coordinator or his/her designee, unless: 1) they serve in a role that makes such reportsprivileged or are recognized as providing a confidential resource (see Statement on Privacy and Confidentiality); or 2) they are a faculty member and learn of the report from a student during a classroom discussion, in a writing assignment for a class, or as part of a University-approved research project. PLEASE NOTE: These reporting exceptions do not apply to reports of sexual misconduct involving an individual who was, or is, a child (a person under 18 years of age) when the abuse allegedly occurred. When a report involves suspected abuse of a child (an individual under the age of 18 at the time of the incident(s) as reported), all the University Employees, Officials and Volunteers are required to notify the University police and the ChildLine run by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (1-800-932-0313). All other members of the University community are strongly encouraged to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement or the ChildLine.
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