WSU can take individualized and appropriate supportive steps to support and protect the students involved in the matter. Supportive measures are available regardless of whether a victim/survivor wishes to pursue a complaint or notify law enforcement. Supportive measures are individualized measures offered as appropriate and as reasonably available, without unreasonably burdening a complainant or respondent, not for punitive or disciplinary reasons, and without fee or charge to a reporting party/complainant or respondent. Supportive measures are offered to restore or preserve a partys access to a WSU program or activity; and/or to provide support during a WSU grievance process. Supportive measures are available with or without a complaint. WSU provides written notice of these and other available assistance options (such as how to request changes to academic, living, transportation and working situations, and protective measures) to victims/survivors, and, as applicable, to respondents. WSU may deliver a no-contact directive that informs parties to refrain from having contact with one another either directly or through third parties.
Other supportive measures include but are not limited to, altering academic schedules, WSU dining arrangements, WSU housing, and/or WSU employment arrangements of the parties. When taking such steps, WSU seeks to minimize unreasonable burdens on either party. Violations of some protective measures (e.g. no contact directives) may lead to disciplinary action. Supportive measures may be facilitated by CCR, Student Affairs or Human Resource Services. Academic, administrative, or service departments may be responsible for implementing supportive measures, in consultation with CCR.
The following list includes supportive measures that may be available to students or employees. Additional supportive measures may be available, as appropriate.
- Academic
- Request consideration or flexibility to a faculty member regarding assignments, classroom attendance, deadlines, testing/examinations, or other academic needs
- Contacting individual faculty members for specific requests
- Independent study
- Additional tutoring
- Withdrawal, withdrawal without penalty, medical withdrawal
- Incompletes on classes
- Transfer assistance
- Classroom management plans
- Remote attendance/recording classes
- Academic schedule changes
- Student Accommodations and Disability Resources/reasonable accommodations
- Enrollment in Global Campus Online Programs
- Emergency suspension
- Referrals to Care Providers
- Local victim advocacy agencies for access to counseling, crisis lines, support groups, shelters, etc.
- Counseling Services WSU and community referrals, as available.
- Medical providers, in particular hospitals with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs).
- Referrals to off-campus counselors.
- National/State resources to locate additional advocates/care providers, such as:
- (RAINN)
- (WSCADV)
- (WCSAP)
- Services for Employees
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)(counseling, financial, legal)
- Workplace management/safety plans
- Work schedule adjustments, as needed, to obtain medical or mental health care, legal assistance, and/or confidential secure shelter.
- Domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking leave (RCW 49.76.010)
- Change reporting lines in consultation with HRS.
- Identify alternate work in consultation with supervisors/HRS.
- Work from home options in consultation with supervisors/HRS.
- Work schedule changes in consultation with supervisors/HRS.
- Work accommodations/reasonable accommodations through HRS Disability Services.
- Safety
- Report to law enforcement
- Police/Security safety assessment of home or campus areas
- Providing information on seeking a Protection Order for:
- Anti-harassment and stalking
- Domestic violence
- Sexual assault
- No-contact directive from the University
- Emergency removal or administrative leave, in consultation with DOS, CCS, HRS, and/or CCR.
- Safety planning with a community victim advocate
- Residence hall changes, in consultation with DOS, HRL, and CCR.
- Cadet/police escort, where available
- Local taxi/bus information
- Local domestic violence shelter information
- Blue phones
- Emergency residence life room on campus (Pullman only)
- Miscellaneous
- Emergency funding
- Support for tuition adjustment petitions (considered in appropriate cases)
- Campus involvement (student organizations)
- Legal resources and referrals
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- for counties outside King County
- (King County)
- self-help resources
- Local advocacy agencies legal advocates
- online application for a referral to an attorney with reduced fees
- limited license legal technician
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