Supportive Measures and Remedies

Complaint means a request to the University that objectively can be understood as a request for the University to investigate and decide about alleged sexual misconduct. Formal Complaints are needed for allegations of Title IX Sexual Harassment.

Formal Complaint means a document filed by a Complainant or signed by the Title IX Coordinator alleging sexual harassment against a respondent and requesting that the recipient investigate the allegation of Title IX Sexual Harassment.

Report means an employee, student, or third party informing the Title IX Coordinator of an alleged occurrence of prohibited conduct under the Sexual Misconduct Policy.

Supportive Measures are non-disciplinary, non-punitive individualized services offered as appropriate, as reasonably available, and without fee or charge to the Complainant or the Respondent before or after the filing of a formal complaint or where no formal complaint has been filed.

Such measures are designed to restore or preserve equal access to the University’s education program or activity without unreasonably burdening the other party, including measures designed to protect the safety of all parties or the University’s educational environment, or deter sexual misconduct.

Remedies are post-resolution actions provided, as appropriate, to a Complainant or any other individual the University identifies as having had their equal access to a University education program or activity limited or denied by Title IX Sexual Harassment. These actions are provided to restore or preserve access to the University’s programs or activities after a finding has been made in accordance with the Title IX Procedures.

Parties is the collective term for the Complainant(s) and Respondent(s) involved in a complaint or report.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (“University”) will offer and implement appropriate and reasonable supportive measures to the Parties upon a Report or a Complaint of prohibited conduct under the Sexual Misconduct Policy.

The Title IX Office staff or a designee from Office for Access & Equity – EEO Compliance (EEO) works with students and employees to ensure that supportive measures are tailored to meet the individual Party’s needs. Supportive measures are available with or without the filing of a Complaint/Formal Complaint.

The Title IX Office or EEO designee will work with a Party to ensure that their wishes are considered with respect to any planned and implemented supportive measures.

The University will maintain the confidentiality of the supportive measures, provided that confidentiality does not impair the University’s ability to provide those supportive measures. The University will act to ensure as minimal an academic/occupational impact on the Parties as possible. The University will implement measures in a way that does not unreasonably burden any Party.

Additionally, the University may, after considering available and relevant information, choose to take steps that are not “supportive measures” and do not constitute punitive or disciplinary actions for the purpose of maintaining order, protecting campus safety, and counseling individuals about inappropriate behavior. This may include actions like an educational conversation with a party or other education or training for a group.

Following the conclusion of the Resolution Process or Grievance Procedures, if there is a determination that sex discrimination, Title IX Sexual Harassment, or retaliation occurred, in addition to any sanctions implemented through the Resolution Process or Grievance Procedures, the Title IX Coordinator or their designee may implement additional remedies or actions with respect to the Complainant and/or other persons identified as having had equal access to the University’s education program or activity limited or denied by sex discrimination. Remedies or actions help ensure that sex discrimination does not continue or recur within the University’s education program or activity. Such remedies may include the same individualized services described in Supportive Measures; however, remedies need not be non-disciplinary or non-punitive and need not avoid burdening the respondent.

Depending upon the circumstances, potential Supportive Measures or Remedies could include, but not be limited to, any of the following:

• Referral to counseling, medical, and/or other healthcare services
• Referral to the Employee Assistance Program and/or Faculty Staff Assistance and Well-Being Services
• Academic support, extensions of deadlines, or other course/program-related adjustments
• Class schedule modifications, withdrawals, or leaves of absence
• Student financial aid counseling
• Altering campus housing assignment(s) and/or dining hall
• Altering work arrangements for employees or student-employees
• Safety planning
• A mutual campus directive of no contact between the Parties
• Campus no-trespass notices
• Limiting and/or scheduling access of individual buildings
• Campus escort services – SafeWalks
• Increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus
• Training and education programs related to sexual misconduct
• Referral to community-based service providers
• Any other actions deemed appropriate by the Title IX Coordinator

The University includes the following PreK-12 schools: University Laboratory High School, University Primary School, the Child Development Laboratory Preschool, and Orchard Downs Preschool (collectively “Uni”). Examples of Supportive Measures or Remedies for Uni students include, but are not limited to:

• Implementing contact limitations (no contact directives) between the parties
• Safety planning
• Adjusting class or work schedules or methods of participating in activities to minimize contact between the complainant and the respondent at school
• School counselors
• Academic support, such as extensions of deadlines, schedule modifications, or other course-related adjustments
• Leaves of absence
• Increased security and monitoring of certain areas of school