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Title IX Complaint/Grievance Procedure Policy The purpose of this policy is to outline the duties and responsibilities of UEI College ("UEI") in accordance with UEI's Statement of Nondiscrimination and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX"). UEI is committed to providing a work and educational environment free of unlawful harassment and discrimination. UEI is also committed to providing a prompt response to reports of Sexual Harassment and ensuring every Complainant receives appropriate support, Respondents are treated as responsible only after receiving due process and fundamental fairness, and UEI officials serve impartially without bias for or against any party. Definitions Sexual Harassment: conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: • A school employee conditioning an educational benefit or service upon a person's participation in unwelcome sexual conduct (often called "quid pro quo" harassment); • Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the school's education program or activity; or • Sexual Assault (as defined in the Clary Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f)), or Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, or Stalking (as those offenses are defined in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)*, 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)). o Sexual Assault: As defined in 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)(v), means an offense classified as a forcible or nonforcible sex offense under the uniform crime reporting system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. o Dating Violence: As defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(10), means violence committed by a person (A) who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and (B) where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors: the length of the relationship; the type of relationship; and, the frequency of Interaction between the persons involved in the relationship. Domestic Violence: As defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(8), includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction. Stalking: As defined In 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(30), means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to: (A) fear for his or her safety or the safety of others; or (B) suffer substantial emotional distress. *In accordance with VAWA, state definitions for Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking and Consent are contained in the school's Annual Safety and Security Report ("ASR"). VAWA crimes are reported in the ASR based on the definitions above. Complainant: An individual who is alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute Sexual Harassment, regardless of whether a Formal Complaint has been filed. A Complainant must be the alleged victim unless a parent or legal guardian has a legal right to act on the alleged victim's behalf. Respondent: An individual who has been reported to be the perpetrator of conduct that could constitute Sexual Harassment, Actual knowledge: When UEI's Title IX Coordinator or the applicable Campus President/Executive Director becomes aware of a Sexual Harassment report. Education program or activity: On or off campus locations, events, or circumstances over which the school exercises substantial control over both the Respondent and the context In which the Sexual Harassment occurred.