{"id":175,"date":"2017-12-28T19:57:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T19:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/diversity\/cart_victimsbor\/"},"modified":"2020-08-13T15:42:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:42:42","slug":"bill-of-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/carrt\/bill-of-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"WCSU Bill of Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"container3\" class=\"style8\">\n<div id=\"container4\" class=\"style8\">\n<div id=\"content0\" class=\"style8\">\n<p class=\"style8\" style=\"text-align: right\"><strong class=\"style2\"> Last updated: <\/strong> <span class=\"style8\"><strong class=\"style2\"> August 10, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><i>All involved parties in\u00a0the matter(s) of sexual misconduct\/violence, sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are afforded rights by the federal government, the state, and Western Connecticut State University (&#8220;WCSU&#8221; or &#8220;University&#8221;). \u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><i>All students and involved individual(s) have the right to emotional and physical safety.<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Federal Law entitles all involved parties to the following right(s):<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The named accuser(s) and the accused have the same opportunities to have a representative of their choosing (i.e., an advocate, support person, etc.) present throughout the\u00a0disciplinary proceeding(s).<\/li>\n<li>Both parties shall be informed of the official outcome of any disciplinary proceeding(s).<\/li>\n<li>All involved parties shall be informed of their option(s) to notify law enforcement.<\/li>\n<li>All involved parties shall be informed of all available counseling and protective services on- and off-campus.<\/li>\n<li>All involved parties shall be informed of one or more option(s) for changing academic and\/or living situation(s) at the University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>WCSU is committed to the following:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Connecticut State University System (&#8220;CSCU&#8221;) Student Code of Conduct outlines the campus\u00a0disciplinary process. \u00a0Students have the right to know the range of sanctions the institution can impose\u00a0on the accused, which include: Warning; Written Reprimand; Probation; Loss of Privileges; Restitution;\u00a0Discretionary Sanctions; Residence Hall Warning; Residence Hall Probation; Residence Hall Suspension;\u00a0Suspension; Residence Hall Expulsion; and Expulsion. The full text of this can be found in the Student<br \/>\nHandbook, published by the university, or at:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/handbook\/\"> https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/handbook\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Victims have the right to know that any disclosure of sexual misconduct\/violence made to a university employee can\u00a0result in a report as an annual crime statistic (with the victim&#8217;s name withheld).<\/li>\n<li>Victims have a right to privacy and confidentiality up to the extent of a formal investigation and\/or disciplinary proceeding. \u00a0The victim must be advised that their information will be disclosed once all involved parties are notified. \u00a0The University must have a waiver signed by the\u00a0student in order to share information with any third party, including parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Additionally, the University is committed to ensuring that all involved parties are afforded the following:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The right to an advocate of their choosing:\n<ul>\n<li>For additional information and resources about victim\u00a0advocacy, contact the Women&#8217;s Center: (203) 837-3939.<\/li>\n<li>For additional information and resources about accused advocacy, contact the WCSU Title IX Coordinator: (203) 837-8444.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content0\" class=\"style8\">\n<ul>\n<li>In a campus disciplinary hearing, all parties have a variety of options for how they offer their testimony,\u00a0including the participation of a phone\/virtual conference, or to have access to a private room.\n<ul>\n<li>For additional information, contact the Office of Judicial\u00a0Affairs: (203) 837-8770 as it relates to Student Conduct matters.<\/li>\n<li>For additional information, contact the Office of Diversity and Equity: (203) 837-8444 as it related to Employee matters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: August 10, 2020 All involved parties in\u00a0the matter(s) of sexual misconduct\/violence, sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are afforded rights by the federal government, the state, and Western Connecticut State University (&#8220;WCSU&#8221; or &#8220;University&#8221;). \u00a0 All &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":165,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"three-column.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-175","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}