(a) Mentora College of Business and Technology shall include a copy of the Sexual Violence Policy in every contract made between it and its students, and provide a copy of the Sexual Violence Policy to Mentora College of Business and Technology management (corporate directors, controlling shareholders, owners, partners, other persons who manage or direct the college’s affairs, and their agents), instructors, staff, other employees, and contractors and train them about the policy and its processes of reporting, investigating, and responding to complaints of sexual violence involving its students.

(b) The Sexual Violence Policy shall be published on its website (or where the college does not have a website, in a conspicuous location on each of its campuses).

(c) Mentora College management, instructors, staff, other employees, and contractors will report incidents of or complaints of sexual violence to the Manager, Administration upon becoming aware of them.

(d)  Students who have been affected by sexual violence or who need information about support services should contact the Manager, Administration.

(e)  Subject to Section 4 below, to the extent it is possible, Mentora College will attempt to keep all personal information of persons involved in the investigation confidential except in those circumstances where it believes an individual is at imminent risk of self-harm, or of harming another, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that others on its campus or the broader community are at risk. This will be done by:

• (i)  ensuring that all complaints/reports and information gathered as a result of the complaint/reports will be only available to those who need to know for purposes of investigation, implementing safety measures, and other circumstances that arise from any given case; and
• (ii) ensuring that the documentation is kept in a separate file from that of the Complainant/student or the Respondent.

(f) Mentora College recognizes the right of the Complainant not to report an incident of or make a complaint about sexual violence or not request an investigation and not to participate in any investigation that may occur.

(g) Notwithstanding (f), in certain circumstances, Mentora College may be required by law or its internal policies to initiate an internal investigation and/or inform police without the complainant’s consent if it believes the safety of members of its campus or the broader community is at risk.

(h) In all cases, including (f) above, Mentora College will appropriately accommodate the needs of its students who are affected by sexual violence. Students seeking accommodation should contact the Manager, Administration. In this regard, Mentora College will assist students who have experienced sexual violence in obtaining counseling and medical care, and provide them with information about sexual violence supports and services available in the community as set out in Appendix 1 attached hereto. Students are not required to file a formal complaint in order to access supports and services.