SEXUAL HARRASSMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT OF CANADA (summary)

adopted August, 2000, by the National Council Meeting of SCM of Canada

1. The Board of the Student Christian Movement of Canada will be responsible for seeing that the Sexual Harrassment Policy and Procedure is implemented.

2. National Staff(Coordinator and Office Administrator) will receive training in recognizing and dealing with Sexual Harrassment.

3. The National Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that local units are aware of and implement the SCMCanada policy and procedure on sexual harrassment and that the local units know who the appointed advisors are.

4. Students will receive training in recognizing and dealing with sexual harrassment at each National Council.

5. At the beginning of each annual term, the Board of the Student Christian Movement of Canada will receive training in recognizing and dealing with sexual harrassment according to the SCM Canada policy and procedure on sexual harrassment.

6. Each local unit will receive a copy of the National SCM Sexual Harrassment Policy and Procedure and the Policy, Procedure and Protocol will be posted on the SCM Web Page.

7. Complaints about alleged incidents of sexual harrassment during national programs will be investigated by the Advisors as outlined in Appendix A according to SCM Canada Sexual Harrassment Policy and Procedure.

8. Complaints about alleged incidents of sexual harrassments at local units will be dealt with by the local unit, and, as soon as a complaint occurs, the local unit shall:

a. Inform the National Office of the alleged incident.

b. Inform the University Sexual Harrassment Office of the alleged incident. Follow procedures of the University Sexual Harrassment Office.

c. Keep the National Office informed of the situation regarding the complaint.

9. Appendix A fully outlines the details of the Sexual Harrassment Policy.