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Assistance for Victims: Rights and Options

Victims are entitled to file a complaint with the Title IX coordinator, Campus Police or a CSA. The Student Handbook contains the policies and procedures of the campus judicial system, which will be followed should a complaint be filed. Savannah Technical College will provide written notification to victims about options for, available assistance in, and how to request changes to academic and working situations or protective measures. Savannah Technical College will make accommodations or provide protective measures should a victim requests them regardless of whether the victim chooses to file a report with Savannah Technical College Police Department. Savannah Technical College is obligated to comply with a student’s reasonable request for an academic change following an alleged sex offense.

Additional rights include, but are not limited to:

  • The right to bring a friend or counselor to any appointments and any judicial procedures;
  • The right to choose to file or not file a formal complaint;
  • The right to pursue charges in the criminal or civil courts;
  • The right to appeal a decision of the Judicial Board (see Student Handbook);
  • The right to a closed hearing;
  • The right to change Academic situations;
  • The right to request that a hearing or proceeding occur in such a fashion that the complainant and the accused are never in the same room together;