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CHAPTER 9
SEXUAL ASSAULT, HARASSMENT, AND SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTING

9.1 Overview

Marion Military Institute prohibits sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence,
domestic violence, or any other sexual misconduct. These behaviors are harmful to our campus
learning and working environment, our community, and the relationships among students,
faculty, and staff. All forms of sexual misconduct are prohibited under this policy and regarded
as serious Institution offenses. All violations will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action
including possible dismissal and expulsion from the Institute. State and federal laws also apply
under this policy, and criminal prosecution or civil court actions may take place independently of
any disciplinary action instituted by MMI.

Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or
gender in the Institution’s programs and activities. The U.S. Congress has also adopted
subsequent legislation to enhance and/or apply in conjunction with Title IX. The Director of
Human Resources and Compliance serves as the Title IX Coordinator for student complaints and
will be informed of all complaints or reports of violations of this policy. The Title IX
Coordinator oversees the Institute’s centralized response to ensure compliance with Title IX, the
2013 Amendments to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), and any
other applicable Federal or State statute or regulation related to sexual misconduct on campus.

In light of MMI’s commitment to prohibit sexual misconduct, this policy has been adopted,
which includes investigation and disciplinary procedures that will be followed in response to
sexual misconduct and related retaliation.

Summary of the Jeanne Clery Act and New Protections under the Law

The Clery Act, originally enacted by Congress and signed into law by President George Bush in
1990 as the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, was championed by Howard
& Connie Clery after their daughter Jeanne was murdered at Lehigh University in 1986. They
also founded the non-profit Security On Campus, Inc. in 1987. Amendments to the Act in 1998
included renaming the Act in memory of Jeanne Clery.

On March 7, 2013, President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
of 2013 (VAWA) (Pub. Law 113-4), which amended the Clery Act. The final regulations were
released in November 2014, and became effective July 1, 2015. New protections under the law
include the reporting of offenses against national origin and gender identity – hate crimes,
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

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