Faculty and Staff
We encourage you to talk to people you trust including Loyola Law School professors and staff. Please know that every Loyola Law School faculty and staff member (with the exception of those listed as Confidential and Private Resources below) and some student staff are considered a “responsible employee” and are obligated to report all details of an incident of sexual or interpersonal misconduct to Campus Safety & Security. That includes the identities of those involved. Campus Safety & Security will then notify the Title IX Coordinator.
Students reporting an incident of sexual or interpersonal misconduct to a responsible employee may request that their information be kept private. Students should be aware that if they request for their information to remain private, then the Law School’s ability to effectively investigate and adjudicate the instance(s) of sexual or interpersonal misconduct may be impaired. The Law School cannot guarantee privacy in this instance, and the following factors will be considered by the Title IX Coordinator, or designee, in consultation with the Dean of Students, or designee, in determining whether the privacy request can be honored or if an investigation is necessary:
- The Respondent has known prior allegations of sexual or interpersonal misconduct and a potential for a campus safety risk exists; or
- A threat to the campus community at large or a particular community member has been identified; or
- The sexual or interpersonal misconduct was perpetrated with a weapon; or
- The victim is a minor; or
- Some combination of the above factors exists.
The Title IX Coordinator, or designee, in consultation with the Dean of Students or a designee, is responsible for determining whether the privacy of the Complainant can be honored. If the decision is made that privacy cannot be honored, then the Law School will only inform the necessary individuals and entities on campus required to perform a thorough investigation and adjudication of the complaint. The Law School will respond to any accusations of Retaliation against the Complainant or witnesses brought upon by the investigation or adjudication of the misconduct.