Supportive Measures

What are supportive measures?

Supportive measures are individualized measures offered as appropriate, as reasonably available, without unreasonably burdening a complainant or respondent, not for punitive or disciplinary reasons, without fee or charge to the complainant or respondent that are intended to:

  • Restore or preserve a party’s access to a WSU program or activity; and/or
  • Provide support during a WSU grievance process.

Supportive measures may include measures designed to protect the safety of parties or the academic or work environment, or may involve steps to resolve a concern at a lower-level.

Supportive measures are provided through consultation with:

  • The Title IX Coordinator
  • CCR
  • The Office of the Dean of Students (DOS) or campus Student Affairs leadership
  • Human Resource Services (HRS), and/or
  • The department/college

Requests for supportive measures or modifications to existing supportive measures can be made to CCR under the process outlined in the CCR Procedural Guidelines. Supportive measures may be assigned by CCR, Student Affairs, or Human Resource Services. Academic, administrative, or service departments may be responsible for implementing supportive measures, in consultation with CCR.

What measures are available?

Academic Measures for Students

  • Request consideration or flexibility to a faculty member regarding academic needs
  • Contacting individual faculty members for specific requests
  • Independent study
  • Additional tutoring
  • Withdrawal, withdrawal without penalty, medical withdrawal
  • Incompletes on classes
  • Transfer assistance
  • Classroom management plans
  • Remote attendance/recording classes
  • Academic schedule changes
  • Access Center/reasonable accommodations
  • Enrollment in Global Campus
  • Emergency suspension

Referrals to Care Providers

  • Local victim advocacy agencies for access to counseling, crisis lines, support groups, shelters, etc.
  • Counseling Services – WSU and community referrals, as available.
  • Medical Providers, in particular hospitals with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs).
  • Referrals to off-campus counselors.
  • National/State resources to locate additional advocates/care providers, such as:
    • Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
    • Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV)
    • Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP)

Services for Employees

  • Employee Assistance Program (counseling, financial, legal)
  • Workplace management/safety plans
  • Work schedule adjustments, as needed, to obtain medical or mental health care, legal assistance, and/or confidential secure shelter.
  • Domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking leave
  • Change reporting lines in consultation with HRS.
  • Identify alternate work in consultation with supervisors/HRS.
  • Work from home options in consultation with supervisors/HRS.
  • Work schedule changes in consultation with supervisors/HRS.
  • Work accommodations/reasonable accommodations through HRS Disability Services.

Legal Resources

Miscellaneous

  • Emergency funding
  • Support for tuition adjustment petitions (considered in appropriate cases)
  • Campus involvement (student organizations, Women’s Center, Diversity Centers, etc.)

Safety

  • Referral to law enforcement
  • Police/Security safety assessment of home or campus areas
  • Providing information on seeking a Protection Order for:
    • Anti-harassment and stalking
    • Domestic violence
    • Sexual assault
  • No-contact directive from the University
  • Emergency removal or administrative leave, in consultation with DOS, Center for Community Standards, HRS, and/or CCR.
  • Safety planning with a community victim advocate
  • Residence hall changes, in consultation with DOS, Housing and Residence Life, and CCR.
  • Cadet/police escort, where available
  • Local taxi/bus information
  • Local domestic violence shelter information
  • Blue phones
  • Emergency residence life room on campus (Pullman only)