Title IX Sexual Misconduct/Violence

Emergency: Call 911 if you or someone else is in immediate danger. Campus Police: 615-230-3595

 

Volunteer State Community College prohibits sex discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct on all its locations and is committed to taking action to prevent all acts of sexual misconduct and to investigating and adjudicating all reports of sexual misconduct. Sexual misconduct includes dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.

Title IX Coordinator

Vice President for Student Affairs
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
615-230-3440
titleixcoordinator@volstate.edu

Report Title IX Misconduct

The College understands that the decision to report sexual misconduct or sexual violence is often not an easy one. The College encourages victims of sexual violence to talk to somebody about what happened so they can get the support they need and so the College can respond appropriately. You may feel you need time to consider whether or not you want to report the incident to the College or to law enforcement. The College supports your decision, even if you choose not to make a report.

Title IX misconduct may include sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and retaliation. Matters within the scope of the Tennessee Board of Regents Sexual Misconduct Policy are addressed through the applicable Title IX process.

Students may request information, resources, or supportive measures without being required to submit a formal complaint.

Report Title IX Misconduct

What happens after the report?

You have the following options:

  • Choose supportive measures only and receive resources from the Office of the Assistant Vice President of Student Support (Wood, Rm 217)
  • Choose to initiate a college investigation (Wood, Rm 217)
  • Choose to initiate a law enforcement investigation (Campus police: (615) 230-3595)
     

Immediate Steps to Take

Regardless of your decision to report, your safety and well-being are important to the College, and victims are encouraged to take the following steps in the immediate aftermath of a sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or similar event:

  • Call 911 if you, or someone else, is in immediate danger
  • Get to a safe place
  • Seek medical attention, regardless of your decision to report the crime
  • Preserve all evidence, including text messages, instant messages, social networking pages, other communications, photographs, etc.

To ensure valuable physical evidence is not lost, a victim should not:

  • Bathe or shower
  • Wash his/her hands
  • Brush his/her teeth
  • Use the restroom
  • Change clothes
  • Comb hair
  • Clean up the crime scene
  • Move anything the offender may have touched

Even if you have not yet decided to report the crime, receiving a forensic medical exam and keeping the evidence safe from damage will improve the chances that the police can access and test the stored evidence at a later date if you choose to report the crime to law enforcement. You have the right to accept or decline any or all parts of a medical exam.

Campus & Community Resources

Notice of Rights and Options

List of Campus and Community Resources

Local Resources

Law Enforcement

Victims of sexual misconduct are strongly encouraged to report the incident to law enforcement in addition to making an institutional report. Law enforcement will conduct a separate, independent investigation. To report sexual misconduct to law enforcement, you may contact Campus Police at 615-230- 3595.

Retaliation

The College, its officers, employees or agents, is strictly prohibited from retaliating, intimidating, threatening, coercing or otherwise discriminating against any individual for exercising his/her rights or responsibilities under any provision of this policy. Retaliation will result in disciplinary measures, up to and including, termination or expulsion.

Policies & Training

College Policies

Training Materials