Title IX Coordinators. A. By January 15,2015, the Law School willtal(e specific steps as necessary to ensure continued coordination with any/all Title IX Coordinators and appropriate student services within the Law School and the University, including the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD). B. The Law School's Titlc IX Coordinator will annually review all formal and informal complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex (including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual violence), as well as the information collected pursuant to Section VI, below, in order to identify any pallerns or systemic problems, and will recommend appropriate action to address any patterns or problems identified. C. Effective immcdiately, the Law School's Title IX Coordinator will be rcsponsible for the following, including ensuring coordination of these tasks if delegated to Title IX deputy coordinators or designees: 1. Continuing to provide information to students and employces regarding their Title IX rights and responsibilities, including information about the resources available on and off campus, the Law School's formal and informal complaint processes, the availability of interim steps, and the ability to file a complaint with the Law School and local law enforcement. The Coordinator, or a designee, shall coordinate the Law School's response to these individuals' concerns and shall follow up with these individuals to solicit feedback on the efficacy of the entire process; 2. Overseeing the implementation of appropriate interim steps to provide for the safety of the complainant and the campus eOlmnunity during an investigation, regardless of whether a formal or inforn1al complaint has been filed with the Law School. The Title IX Coordinator, or a designee, shall coordinate the Law School's response to these individuals' cases with the appropriate offices on campus, including the University Title IX Office. The Title IX Coordinator, or a designee, shall follow-up with these individuals and the offices involved to solicit feedback on the cfficacy of the interim steps; 3. In collaboration with the University Title IX Office, communicating with HUPD regarding the Law School's obligations under Title IX and serving as a resource on Title IX issues. The Title IX Coordinator will be given access to HUI'D records regarding Title IX investigations, so long as it docs not compromise the criminal investigation or is otherwise prohibited by or inconsistent with law; provided, however, that any such law is not determined to be inconsistent with Title IX; and 4. In collaboration with the University Title IX Office, ensuring that the HUPD continues to notify complainants in potential criminal scxual violence/assault cases of their right to file a Title IX complaint with the Law School in addition to pursuing a criminal process. The Law School will also instruct the HUPD to report incidents of sexual violence directly to the Title IX Coordinator, if the complainant consents, after an explanation of the Law School's confidentiality policy. Rcporting Requirements I. By January 15.2015, the Law School will provide documentation to OCR of the steps taken to ensure coordination with any/all Title IX Coordinators and appropriate student services within the Law School and the University, including the HUPD.
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