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EWU Policy 402-05_Discrimination Investigations_(First Read)
- Comment period ends June 13, 2025.
- Policy Proponent: Vice President for People and Culture
- These changes are currently in effect as emergency changes due to Title IX regulations
- Removes formal Title IX complaints from the scope of the policy
- Updates position titles and responsibilities
Director of Public Safety should be changed to AVP of Public Safety
Section 4-1 refers to section 1-4, it may need to be changed to 1-3 it doesn’t look like Section 1-4 exists
A investigator’s report and supervisor’s decision can have different conclusions. There is no indication of how these differing opinions would be reconciled.
Overall, the process takes far too long and is not adequately communicated to the respondent.
Individuals have 180 days to file a complaint with the Human Rights commission but the current ongoing investigation has been going on over 340 days. Other state institutions will use approximately 60 days to complete the entire investigation.