Sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH), including relationship violence, stalking and other conduct prohibited by the UC SVSH Policy(link is external) may have a significant negative impact on a student's ability to participate in educational endeavors. University policy, in alignment with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, requires the campus to provide appropriate supportive measures to survivors of sexual harassment, stalking, sexual assault, dating violence and domestic violence. The campus Addressing SVSH Hub website provides information about supportive measures for survivors of SVSH(link is external).
Requests for supportive measures may come from any of a number of campus offices, including but not limited to:
- The PATH to Care Center(link is external)
- The Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination(link is external) (the campus Title IX Office)
- The Disabled Students' Program(link is external) (on behalf of a student)
- Disability Management Services(link is external) (on behalf of an employee)
- Social Services(link is external)
- The Center for Support and Intervention(link is external)
As a reminder, it is best practice to direct any questions about the appropriateness, suitability, and/or feasibility of a requested supportive measure may be directed to the campus office that has recommended it. Students are entitled to request reasonable supportive measures without the need to disclose everything that happened in detail to their instructor.
If, as an instructor, a student asks you for flexibility because of an incident of discrimination or harassment, please remember that as a Responsible Employee, you must notify OPHD of what you learned. You are also encouraged to consult with OPHD about requests for flexibility due to experiences of harassment and disrimination.