diff --git a/about/code-of-conduct.xml b/about/code-of-conduct.xml index 1e66ae5..3d7a131 100644 --- a/about/code-of-conduct.xml +++ b/about/code-of-conduct.xml @@ -71,118 +71,6 @@
-- The Executive Council and Faculty Advisor are herein referred to as the - Officers, or singularly as Officer. -
-- If you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of - this Code of Conduct, contact an Officer. No - situation is considered inconsequential. If you do not feel comfortable - contacting an Executive Council member due to the nature of the incident, - you may contact the Faculty Advisor. -
-- Upon receiving a complaint the Officer will inform the first of the - following people who is not personally involved in the situation, or in a - close relationship with the someone involved in the situation and is - available, and this person shall handle the complaint and shall here after - be referred to as the Handling Officer. -
- The Handling Officer will interview the subject of the complaint and any - witnesses and consult with other relevant Officers. The Handling Officer - shall always consult with at least one other Officer. -
-- After having done so, the Handling Officer shall use their best judgment to - determine if the complaint is valid and, if so, determine with the relevant - Officers the appropriate action to ensure that the complainant feels - welcome in the Computer Science Club and to avoid a subsequent incident: -
- The Handling Officer shall inform the complainant of the resolution of the - issue and inform both the complainant and the subject of their right to - appeal the decision. -
-- If either the complainant or the subject disagree with the decision made by - the Handling Officer, they can appeal to the Officers, who can overturn the - decision with a majority vote of all the Officers. -
-- No Officer who was personally involved in the complaint, or is in a close - relationship with someone involved in the complaint, shall participate in - the Officers deliberation or vote on the appeal. -
-- If the subject of a complaint is expelled from the Club, then at their - request, but no more often than once a year, the Officers will review the - decision to expel them from the Club. The Officers can reinstate the - subject with a two-thirds vote of the Officers. -
-- The Club recognizes that all members have a right to privacy, and will - handle complaints confidentially. -
-- Information that will be kept in Club records and be available to - Officers in the future will be limited to: the date the complaint - was made, the name of the subject of the complaint, the name of the - Handling Officer, the decision made on the complaint, the date the decision - on the complaint was made, and if applicable, the date of the appeal, the - party making the appeal (Complainant or Subject), the decision made on the - appeal by the Officers, and the date of the Officers decision on the appeal. -
-- The information the Handling Officer will keep records of, in - addition to the information kept in the Club records, will be limited to - : the name of the complainant, and a summary of the complaint. - This information will be available to Officers that are handling future - complaints if it is requested and the Handling Officer deems it relevant to - the new complaint. -
-Revision 1.0, adopted by the Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo on 27 March 2015.
+Revision 1.1, adopted by the Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo on 16 November 2016.