Sexual Harassment

CVTC strives to provide a safe environment in which students can pursue their education free from the detrimental effects of sexual harassment, which includes, any instance of quid pro quo harassment by a school's employee; any unwelcome conduct that a reasonable person would find so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it denies a person equal educational access, and any instance of dating violence, domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault as defined in the Clery Act. Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972 ("Title IX") prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities operated by recipients of Federal financial assistance.

Title IX ensures the College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (SAVE) of 2013 and Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) amendments to the Clery Act ensures that colleges and universities implement policies and programs to prevent sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. The College seeks to educate students, faculty and staff about these issues misconduct. This policy defines College expectations and establishes a mechanism for determining when those expectations have been violated.

The College specifically prohibits all forms of sexual harassment and violence including, but not limited to, rape, acquaintance rape, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and hate crimes between or against members of its college community.

The College does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other College-administered programs or in its employment practices.