Did you know that CCSU's policy on domestic violence is posted on their website? In fact their ENTIRE CODE OF CONDUCT is also online for the public to read.
If you have a child, friend, or family member at CCSU, please be aware it is NOT a safe place nor is it's administration equitable or accountable. They will not honor your rights if you are in this type of situation.
Below is a summary of what CCSU claims to do when domestic violence reported is reported to them. Click here to read it in detail.
My petition clearly illustrates how CCSU does NOT follow their own rules...
FROM THE CCSU OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION:
BOR\CSCU Sexual Misconduct Reporting, Support Services, and Processes Policy - Central Connecticut State University Statement
Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) will not tolerate sexual misconduct against students, staff, faculty, or visitors, whether it comes in the form of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, sexual exploitation or sexual harassment, as defined in the BOR policy. In an ongoing effort to prevent sexual misconduct and intimate partner violence on the CCSU campus, the University provides education and prevention programs for the CCSU community and pursues all criminal and administrative remedies for complaints of sexual misconduct.
CCSU is a community dependent upon trust and respect for its constituent members: students, faculty, staff and those visiting or under temporary contract. As noted in CCSU’s Violence Free Campus Policy, members of the University community have the right to a safe and welcoming campus environment. Acts of sexual misconduct and intimate partner violence threaten personal safety and violate the standards of conduct expected of community members....
This policy applies to anyone on the property of Central Connecticut State University, as well as anyone present at CCSU‐sponsored programs or events. This policy extends to off‐campus violations of both students and employees in limited circumstances as noted below:
Students: "Off‐campus misconduct may be subject to the jurisdiction of the University and addressed through its disciplinary procedures if one of the following conditions is met: (i) a student engages in prohibited conduct at an official University event, at a University‐sanctioned event, or at an event sponsored by a recognized student organization; or (ii) a student engages in prohibited conduct under such circumstances that reasonable grounds exist for believing that the accused student poses a threat to the life, health or safety of any member of the University community or to the property of the University."
Offenses that are designated as “domestic violence” are against family or household members or persons in dating or cohabitating relationships and include assaults, sexual assaults, stalking, and violations of protective or restraining orders issued by a Court. Intimate partner violence may also include physical abuse, threat of abuse, and emotional abuse....
Physical abuse includes, but is not limited to, slapping, pulling hair or punching. Threat of abuse includes but is not limited to, threatening to hit, harm or use a weapon on another (whether victim or acquaintance, friend or family member of the victim) or other forms of verbal threat.
Emotional abuse includes but is not limited to, damage to one’s property, driving recklessly to scare someone, name calling, threatening to hurt one’s family members or pets and humiliating another person.
Cohabitation occurs when two individuals dwell together in the same place as if married.
The determination of whether a “dating relationship” existed is to be based upon the following factors: the reporting victim’s statement as to whether such a relationship existed, the length of the relationship, the type of the relationship and the frequency of the interaction between the persons reported to be involved in the relationship...
Those who report any type of sexual misconduct to any BOR governed college or university employee will be informed in a timely manner of all their rights and options, including the necessary steps and potential outcomes of each option. When choosing a reporting resource the following information should be considered:
All reports of sexual misconduct will be treated seriously and with dignity by the institution.
Referrals to off‐campus counseling and medical services that are available immediately and confidential, whether or not those who report feel ready to make any decisions about reporting to police, a college or university employee or the campus’s Title IX Coordinator.
Those who have been the victim of sexual misconduct have the right to take both criminal and civil legal action against the individual allegedly responsible.