Retaliaton

Retaliation

Protected activity under this procedure includes reporting an incident that may implicate this procedure, participating in the grievance process, supporting a Complainant or Respondent, assisting in providing information relevant to an investigation, and/or acting in good faith to oppose conduct that constitutes a violation of this procedure. 

Acts of alleged retaliation should be reported immediately to the Title IX Coordinator and will be promptly investigated. CWC will take all appropriate and available steps to protect individuals who fear that they may be subjected to retaliation.

CWC and any member of CWC’s community are prohibited from taking materially adverse action by intimidating, threatening, coercing, harassing, or discriminating against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by law or procedure, or because the individual has made a report or complaint, testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this procedure and procedure. 

Filing a complaint within Process B could be considered retaliatory if those charges could be applicable under Process A, when the Process B charges are made for the purpose of interfering with or circumventing any right or privilege provided afforded within Process A that is not provided by Process B. Therefore, CWC vets all complaints carefully to ensure this does not happen, and to assure that complaints are tracked to the appropriate process. 

The exercise of rights protected under the First Amendment does not constitute retaliation.

Charging an individual with a code of conduct violation for making a materially false statement in bad faith in the course of a grievance proceeding under this procedure and process does not constitute retaliation, provided that a determination regarding responsibility, alone, is not sufficient to conclude that any party has made a materially false statement in bad faith.