Sexual Violence policy

The person accused of engaging in sexual violence will be referred to as the ‘Respondent” and the person making the allegation as the “Complainant”. Under this Sexual Violence Policy, any student of A1 Transportation Academy may file a report of an incident or a complaint to the Campus Manager in writing. A complainant may ask another person to be present during the investigation. The College may also decide to use an Independent Investigator when appropriate in the circumstances. Upon a complaint of alleged sexual violence being made A1 Transportation Campus Manager will take all reasonable steps to investigate it, including as follows:

• Upon receipt of a report of an incident or a complaint of alleged sexual violence being made, the College Manager will respond promptly and:
• Determine whether an investigation should proceed and if the Complainant wishes to participate in an investigation;
• Determine who should conduct the investigation having regard to the seriousness of the allegation and the parties involved;
• Determine whether the incident should be referred immediately to the police; In such cases or where civil proceedings are commenced in respect of allegations of sexual violence, A1 Transportation Academy, may conduct its own independent investigation and make its own determination in accordance with its own policies and procedures; and 
• Determine what interim measure ought to be put in place pending the investigation process such as removal of the Respondent or seeking alternate methods of providing necessary course studies. 
• Meeting with the complainant to determine the date and time of the incident, the persons involved, the names of any person who witnessed the incident and a complete description of what occurred;
• interviewing the complainant, any person involved in the incident and any identified witnesses; 
• interviewing any other person who may have knowledge of incidents related to the complaint or any other similar incidents; 
• informing the respondent of the complaint, providing details of the allegations and giving the respondent an opportunity to respond to those allegations; 
• Providing reasonable updates to the Complainant and the Respondent about the status of the investigation