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plainants are hesitant to make reports because they fear that they may be charged with vi-olations of the Student Code of Conduct, such as underage drinking at the time of the inci-dent. To encourage reporting of sexual misconduct incidents, the College will exercise leniency towards a complainant with respect to taking action for other violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

For the Good Samaritan: The welfare of students in our community is of paramount impor-tance. At times, students on and off campus may need assistance. The College encourages students to offer help and assistance to others in need. Sometimes, students are hesitant to offer assistance to others, for fear that they may get themselves in trouble (for example, a student who has been drinking underage might hesitate to assist another student who ex-perienced an incident of sexual misconduct.) The College will exercise leniency towards the Good Samaritan with respect to taking action for other violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

C. notification of Determination

The determination made after a hearing is part of the education record of the respondent, and is protected from disclosure under Federal law. However, there are two exceptions as follows:

• Complainants shall be informed of the formal complaint against the respondent, the determination made after a hearing, and any sanctions imposed.

• Students who bring any sort of sexual misconduct complaint against faculty or staff may be informed of the determinations made and sanction imposed.

D. Alternative Testimony options

For complainants, alternative testimony options will be provided. Options include placing a privacy screen in the hearing room, or other options that provide a safe space for participa-tion while not depriving the respondent of their rights in the process. While these options are intended to help make the complainant more comfortable, they are not intended to work to the disadvantage of the respondent.

E. Past Sexual History/Character

1. The past sexual history or sexual character of a student will not be admissible in a Sexual Misconduct hearing.

2. If, in the past, a respondent was found to have violated the Sexual Misconduct Policy (“Past Violation”), the information related to the Past Violation may be considered by the Hearing Board if:

1. The previous violation was substantially similar to the present complaint; and

2. The previous violation indicates a pattern of behavior and substantial conformity with that pattern by the respondent.