Title IX and Sexual Misconduct
The safety of our students, staff, faculty, and visitors is our highest priority. Centralia College offers the campus community professional staff, resources, training, and policies that help ensure a safe environment on and off campus.
On Jan. 9, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a ruling that nullified the 2024 Title IX rule in its entirety. These rules had originally taken effect on August 1, 2024. Following this repeal, Centralia College has reinstated all policies and procedures in accordance with the 2020 Title IX rules.
Have you experienced a sexual misconduct or gender-based incident?
Centralia College staff's first concern is to provide immediate support to ensure your safety and well-being.
Follow these steps if you believe you may have been involved in a sexual misconduct or sex-or gender-based incident:
- Call 911 in the case of emergency.
- Report the incident to the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator
- Review Support and Reporting Options
- Learn about Bystander Intervention
- What is Consent?
Making a Report
When making a report please be aware of confidentiality:
College employees, except those statutorily barred from doing so, have a duty to immediately report possible Title IX violations to the Title IX Coordinator.
If you have confidentiality concerns, ask the Title IX Coordinator if you can speak with someone who can maintain confidentiality. If you would like to consult with someone outside the campus who can maintain confidentiality, contact HOPE Alliance 1-800-460-7233.
What is reportable?
Examples of Reportable Sexual Misconduct & Title IX Offenses Includes, but not limited to:
- Discrimination on the basis of sex.
- Sexual harassment.
- Sexual violence/sexual assault.
- Sexual exploitation.
- Unwelcome sexual conduct.
- Unwelcome sexual advances or propositions that interfere with a student's education or person's employment.
- Using electronic devices or technology (e.g., cell phone, camera, email, Internet sites or social networks) to record or transmit nudity or sexual acts without a person's knowledge and/or permission.
- Committing violence within a relationship (domestic violence or intimate partner violence)
- Excessive unwanted and persistent attention on a regular basis either with electronic devices or in person or other means (stalking).
- Intentionally observing nudity or sexual acts of another person without the person's knowledge or permission (voyeurism).
- Unwanted touching of the genitals, buttocks, or breasts that is intentional or other unwanted touching or groping.
- Forcing/coercing someone to touch you or someone else in a sexual manner.
- Threatening to sexually harm someone.
- Initiating sexual activity with a person who is incapacitated and unable to provide consent due to alcohol and/or drug consumption or other condition
- Inducing incapacitation for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
- Ignoring a sexual limit that has been communicated.
- Coercing or intimidating someone into sexual behavior.
- Sexual assault, including unwanted penetration of an orifice (anal, vaginal, oral) with the penis, finger or objects.
Applicable Policies
- 1.135 Discrimination and Harassment Policy
- 1.136 Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Policy and Procedure
- 1.137 Employee Disciplinary Hearing
- 1.138 Title IX Grievance Investigation
Contact
Thalia Vaillancourt
Director of Equity & Inclusion
Title IX Coordinator
Centralia College
600 Centralia College Blvd.
Centralia, WA 98531
360-623-8630
Email Thalia Vaillancourt