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<section title="Experiencing Unacceptable Behaviour" anchor="experiencing"> |
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The Executive Council and Faculty Advisor are herein referred to as the |
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Officers, or singularly as Officer. |
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If you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of |
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this Code of Conduct, <a href="../about/">contact an Officer</a>. No |
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situation is considered inconsequential. If you do not feel comfortable |
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contacting an Executive Council member due to the nature of the incident, |
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you may contact the <a href="../about/exec#advisor">Faculty Advisor</a>. |
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Upon receiving a complaint the Officer will inform the first of the |
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following people who is not personally involved in the situation, or in a |
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close relationship with the someone involved in the situation and is |
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available, and this person shall handle the complaint and shall here after |
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be referred to as the Handling Officer. |
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The President |
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The Vice President |
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Any other Executive Council Member |
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The Faculty Advisor |
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The Handling Officer will interview the subject of the complaint and any |
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witnesses and consult with other relevant Officers. The Handling Officer |
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shall always consult with at least one other Officer. |
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<section title="Consequences of Unacceptable Behaviour" anchor="consequences"> |
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After having done so, the Handling Officer shall use their best judgment to |
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determine if the complaint is valid and, if so, determine with the relevant |
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Officers the appropriate action to ensure that the complainant feels |
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welcome in the Computer Science Club and to avoid a subsequent incident: |
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A warning. |
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A suspension from the events and spaces governed by the Code of Conduct |
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until the beginning of the next term. If the suspension would come into |
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effect less than two full weeks from the end of classes in the current |
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term, then the suspension applies to the subsequent term as well. |
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If the incident is very serious, or the subject has a pattern of |
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similar offences, expulsion from the Club. |
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The Handling Officer shall inform the complainant of the resolution of the |
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issue and inform both the complainant and the subject of their right to |
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appeal the decision. |
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<section title="Addressing Grievances" anchor="grievances"> |
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If either the complainant or the subject disagree with the decision made by |
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the Handling Officer, they can appeal to the Officers, who can overturn the |
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decision with a majority vote of all the Officers. |
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No Officer who was personally involved in the complaint, or is in a close |
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relationship with someone involved in the complaint, shall participate in |
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the Officers deliberation or vote on the appeal. |
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If the subject of a complaint is expelled from the Club, then at their |
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request, but no more often than once a year, the Officers will review the |
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decision to expel them from the Club. The Officers can reinstate the |
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subject with a two-thirds vote of the Officers. |
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<section title="Confidentiality" anchor="confidential"> |
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The Club recognizes that all members have a right to privacy, and will |
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handle complaints confidentially. |
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<strong>Information that will be kept in Club records and be available to |
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Officers in the future will be limited to</strong>: the date the complaint |
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was made, the name of the subject of the complaint, the name of the |
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Handling Officer, the decision made on the complaint, the date the decision |
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on the complaint was made, and if applicable, the date of the appeal, the |
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party making the appeal (Complainant or Subject), the decision made on the |
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appeal by the Officers, and the date of the Officers decision on the appeal. |
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<strong>The information the Handling Officer will keep records of, in |
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addition to the information kept in the Club records, will be limited to |
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</strong>: the name of the complainant, and a summary of the complaint. |
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This information will be available to Officers that are handling future |
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complaints if it is requested and the Handling Officer deems it relevant to |
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the new complaint. |
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<section title="Scope" anchor="scope"> |
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<section title="Revision" anchor="revision"> |
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<p>Revision 1.0, adopted by the Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo on 27 March 2015.</p> |
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<p>Revision 1.1, adopted by the Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo on 16 November 2016.</p> |
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