Sexual Violence Prevention

Sexual Violence Prevention

WHAT IS SEXUAL VIOLENCE?

Sexual violence is a continuum of conduct that includes:

• Sexual harassment (verbal, physical and non-verbal)
• Sexual assault
• Sexual exploitation
• Domestic, dating, and intimate partner violence
• Stalking

Sexual violence is nonconsensual and happens through coercion or force.

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WHAT IS CONSENT?                       
Consent is an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity. It is saying ‘yes’ every step of the way. Silence or not saying ‘no’ is not consent. Consent cannot be given while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

WHAT IS COERCION?
Coercion is a tactic-including subtle pressure, guilt, threats, and the use of alcohol and drugs-used to persuade, manipulate, intimidate, or force someone to engage in sexual activity against their will.

HOW CAN I PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE?
There are many factors that perpetuate sexual violence. Current prevention strategies focus on victims, perpetrators, or bystanders and commonly include:

Risk reduction techniques

• Being aware of your surroundings
• Protecting your beverage
• Knowing your limits
• Going out in groups
• Having a safety plan

Increasing protective factors

• Raising knowledge and awareness of sexual violence
• Improving communication and conflict resolution skills
• Eliminating gender roles
• Taking a stand and taking action against sexual violence
• Educating others

Bystander Intervention

• Paying attention to situations that may easily escalate
• Creating a distraction or intervening
• Talking directly to the person who may be in trouble and asking if they need help
• Enlisting others to support you
• Referring to the authorities

HOW DO I REPORT SEXUAL VIOLENCE?                  
Sexual violence is an intolerable intrusion into the most personal and private rights of an individual, and is prohibited at Central Lakes College. CLC strives to create a safe campus and is committed to eliminating sexual violence in all forms and will take appropriate remedial action against any individual found responsible for acts in violation of this policy.

Individuals are not expected to determine whether or not an incident constitutes an act of sexual violence in order to report it. CLC will investigate all reports made to our Title IX office.

If you have experienced or witnessed any type of sexual violence and choose to report, there are several options:

• Online at https://forms.office.com/r/AAsuFBrXcF(can be reported anonymously)
• Mary Sam, Title IX Coordinator, 218-855-8159, room E204A located near The Hub on the Brainerd Campus
• CLC Campus Security, 218-828-6050, room C125
• Sexual Assault Services (confidential reporting and support available 24 hours a day), 218-828-0494/888-458-0494
• Local Law Enforcement:
  Brainerd Police Department, 225 East River Road, Brainerd, MN 56401, 218-829-2805
  Baxter Police Department, 13190 Memorywood Drive, Baxter, MN 56425, 218-454-5090
  Staples Police Department, 301 2nd Avenue NE, Staples, MN 56479, 218-894-1841
  In case of emergency, call 911

CLC’S AMNESTY POLICY
A witness or victim of an incident of sexual violence who reports the incident in good faith will not be sanctioned by the school for admitting to a violation of the student conduct policy on the personal use of alcohol or drugs. (MN Statute 135A.15 Sexual Harassment and Violence Policy)

RESOURCES
There are several local and national resources for sexual violence prevention and support.

• CLC Title IX office, 218-855-8159, room E204A located near The Hub on the Brainerd Campus
• Sexual Assault Services (confidential reporting and support available 24 hours a day), 218-828-0494/888-458-0494, 211 South 4^thStreet, Brainerd, MN 56401, https://www.sasmn.org
• Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center, 218-829-2861/800-277-8262 523, North 3^rdStreet, Brainerd, MN 56401, essentiahealth.org
• Lakewood Health System, 218-894-1515, 49725 County 83, Staples, MN 56479, lakewoodhealthsystem.com
• Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA), 651-209-9993, mncasa.org
• Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), 800-656-HOPE (4673), rainn.org, (available 24 hours a day)
• Know Your IX, Empowering Students to Stop Sexual Violence, knowyourix.org

CAMPUS CRIME AND SECURITY

2023 Annual Security and Fire Report (pdf)

CLC is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity. No person shall be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, personnel practices, or access to and participation in, programs, services, and activities with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or membership or activity in a local commission as defined by law. This information is available in alternative format upon a 48-hour advance request by contacting Accessibility Services, accessibilityservices@clcmn.edu, office E138, at 218-855-8175. Consumers with hearing or speech disabilities may contact us via their preferred Telecommunications Relay Service.

Title IX Investigator and Decision Maker Training

Beginning August 14, 2020, 34 C.F.R 106.45 (b) (10) (i) (D) requires an institution to make materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution proves publicly available on its website.  The following is information complying with this regulation. 

The following individuals have been trained as 1B.1 Investigators, via the Minnesota State Title IX Office
Mary Sam
Nancy Paulson
Anne Nelson-Fisher
Erich Heppner
Attached are the 1B.1 Investigator training materials:
1B1InvestigatorTraining2022November17
1B1InvestigatorTraining2023August9

The following individuals have been trained as 1B.3 Sexual Violence Investigators, via the Minnesota State Title IX Office
Mary Sam
Nancy Paulson
Erich Heppner
Attached are the 1B.3 Investigator training materials:
1B3InvestigatorTraining2022November3
1B3InvestigatorTraining2023August10

The following individual is trained as a Title IX Coordinator
Mary Sam
Attached is the Title IX Coordinator training materials:
TitleIXCoordinatortraining2023September27
TitleIXandRevisedProcedureTraining2020August27
ComplianceandTitleIXUpdates2020October27

The following individuals have been trained as 1B.1 /1B.3 Decision Makers via the Minnesota State Title IX Office
Mary Sam
Cory Detloff
Anne Nelson-Fisher
Rebekah Kent-Ehlebracht
Paul Preimsberger
Attached are the Decision Maker training materials:
DecisionMakerTraining