Title IX and Sexual Misconduct

Have you experienced a sexual misconduct or gender-based incident?

Our first concern is to provide immediate support to ensure your safety and well-being.

Follow these steps if you believe you may have been involved in a sexual misconduct or gender-based incident:

• Call 911 in the case of emergency.
• Report the incident using the Make a Report Form
• Review Support and Reporting Options Flowchart
• Review Sexual Assault Awareness and/or What is Consent

When making a report please be aware of confidentiality:

College employees, except those statutorily barred from doing so, have a duty to immediately report possible Title IX violations to the Title IX Coordinator. See Mandatory Reporting.

If you have confidentiality concerns, the Title IX Coordinator can discuss your options with you. If you would like to consult with someone outside the campus who can maintain confidentiality, contact the Emergency Support Shelter (ESS), 24 hours a day, at (360) 425-1176

Title IX Complaint/Grievance Procedure

For a complete explanation of the Title IX grievance process visit Procedure 235.2A.

Reportable Sexual Misconduct & Title IX Offenses

Includes, but not limited to:

• Discrimination on the basis of sex.
• Sexual harassment.
• Sexual violence/sexual assault.
• Sexual exploitation.
• Unwelcome sexual conduct.
• Unwelcome sexual advances or propositions that interfere with a student's education or person's employment.
• Using electronic devices or technology (e.g., cell phone, camera, email, Internet sites or social networks) to record or transmit nudity or sexual acts without a person's knowledge and/or permission.
• Committing violence within a relationship (domestic violence or intimate partner violence)
• Excessive unwanted and persistent attention on a regular basis either with electronic devices or in person or other means (stalking).
• Intentionally observing nudity or sexual acts of another person without the person's knowledge or permission (voyeurism).
• Unwanted touching of the genitals, buttocks, or breasts that is intentional or other unwanted touching or groping.
• Forcing/coercing someone to touch you or someone else in a sexual manner.
• Threatening to sexually harm someone.
• Initiating sexual activity with a person who is incapacitated and unable to provide consent due to alcohol and/or drug consumption or other condition
• Inducing incapacitation for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
• Ignoring a sexual limit that has been communicated.
• Coercing or intimidating someone into sexual behavior.
• Sexual assault, including unwanted penetration of an orifice (anal, vaginal, oral) with the penis, finger or objects.