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Discrimination Grievance Procedures

Regulations Governing the Use of the Executive Officer's File of Prior Complaints Brought Against the Respondent

If a complaint of discriminatory behavior has been lodged against the respondent in the past, the following rules govern the use of the record of the prior case in the case under consideration:

• The executive officers may use information from the record in conducting the investigation. Nothing from the record, however, may be used as evidence in support of a finding as to whether the respondent in fact committed the act(s) currently being alleged. That determination must be based solely on the established facts of the case under consideration.

• If the respondent is found to have committed the alleged act(s), and is judged to have violated the College's anti-discrimination policy, a prior finding of discriminatory behavior, a prior warning, or prior instructions about what constitutes discriminatory behavior, may be used in determining the appropriate penalties or sanctions.

Discrimination Grievance Procedures

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