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:
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.
Working Together to End Sexual Violence
Click above to access a guide to keeping each other safe from sexual violence.
LCC is committed to fostering a safe learning and working environment for students
and employees in compliance with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and other legislation.
Please Make a Report if you observe or experience harassment, discrimination, bias, misconduct or threatening
behavior.