Victim's Bill of Rights

Reporting

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You have the right to:

• Notify campus authorities and law enforcement,
• Be assisted by campus authorities in notifying law enforcement, and
• Decline to notify such authorities

Confidentiality

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Westminster College will:

• Protect confidentiality of victims in public records, and
• Maintain as confidential any accommodations or protective measures provided to you

Accommodations

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You have the right to:

• Changes to academic living, transportation, and working situations, and
• Protective measures

Disciplinary Process

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You have the right to:

• A prompt, fair, and impartial process from the initial investigation to the final result that is
• Completed within the timeframes laid out by our policy in a manner that is transparent, provides timely notice of meetings and equal access to information to both the complainant and the respondent, and
• Conducted by officials without a conflict of interest or bias for either party that receive annual training on how to conduct an investigation and hearing process that protects the safety of victims and promotes accountability
• Have others present during any institutional disciplinary proceeding, including the opportunity to be accompanied to any related meeting or proceeding by an advisor of your choice*
• Notification, in writing, of:
• The result of any institutional disciplinary proceeding from your report of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking
• The institution’s procedures to appeal the results
• Any change to the results
• When the result become final*

*Also afforded to the respondent