Types of Support
Responsible Employee
Responsible Employees are required by College policy to inform the Title IX Coordinator when an individual has shared with them information that could potentially fall into a category of prohibited conduct. This includes incidents of sexual assault, sex-based harassment, dating/domestic violence, stalking, and/or gender-based discrimination. All Pomona College staff, faculty, and student employees are considered responsible employees.
Private Support
The Title IX Coordinator (TIXC) and Deputy Title IX Coordinators are considered private resources. Deputies have a responsibility to share information with the TIXC. The TIXC will keep your conversations private, but they are not confidential. They may have to inform or file a complaint on your behalf if there is warranted concern your safety or the safety of the community. The TIXC will keep you informed if they have to file a complaint based on the information they have.
Confidential Support
Confidential support resources must keep your identity and what you tell them in confidence. They do not have to share the content of your conversation with the TIXC, unless there is an imminent risk of harm to self or others. Confidential resources include the Assistant Director of CARES, the Campus Advocates, the Director of the EMPOWER Center, the Director of the Queer Resource Center, and Pomona College’s Drug and Alcohol Counselor.
Legal Privilege
Some confidential resources also have an evidentiary privilege that requires them by law to maintain what is referred to as “privileged communication,” meaning that communication is protected against disclosure in legal proceedings. These individuals may not report any information you share without your consent, except in limited cases which could include imminent harm to self or others, and abuse of minors. MCAPS and TCC Chaplains have legal privilege. You have a right to ask a confidential support person whether your conversations will be privileged.