Student Sexual Misconduct Policy

ABAC Student Sexual Misconduct Policy reflects the Georgia Board of Regents Policy at: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2655/.

Sexual Misconduct Policy

In accordance with federal and state law including, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the University System of Georgia (USG) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any of its education programs or activities or in employment. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is committed to ensuring the highest ethical conduct of the members of its community by promoting a safe learning and working environment. To that end, this Policy prohibits Sexual Misconduct, a form of sex discrimination.  Sexual Misconduct includes, but is not limited to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and stalking.  ABAC Student Sexual Misconduct Policy reflects the Georgia Board of Regents Policy at: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2655/. The purpose of this Policy is to ensure uniformity throughout the USG in reporting and addressing sexual misconduct. This Policy applies to all members of the USG community. This Policy is not intended to infringe or restrict rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution including free speech under the First Amendment, or the due process clauses of Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.

USG institutions are committed to reducing incidents of Sexual Misconduct, providing prevention tools, conducting ongoing awareness and prevention programming, and training the campus community in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”) and the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”).  When Sexual Misconduct does occur, all members of the USG community are strongly encouraged to report it promptly through the procedures outlined in this Policy. The purpose of this Policy is to ensure uniformity throughout the USG in reporting and addressing sexual misconduct. This Policy applies to all members of the USG community. This Policy is not intended to infringe or restrict rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution including free speech under the First Amendment, or the due process clauses of Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.  For more information on Title IX, see https://www.abac.edu/campus_life/title-ix.html.

More information about Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s Sexual Misconduct Policy can be found in the “Student Code of Conduct” at https://www.abac.edu/campus_life/dean-students.html. 

The “Sexual Misconduct/Title IX” reporting form can also be found on this website.