Original Date: 6\/24\/2026<\/p>\n
Policy Contact:\u00a0Vice President of Human Resources<\/p>\n
The following procedures are\u00a0established\u00a0to implement Policy\u00a04460: Consensual,\u00a0Romantic\u00a0or Sexual Relationships Between Faculty, Staff, and\/or Students.<\/p>\n
Employees must\u202fdisclose\u202fromantic or sexual relationships to Human\u202fResources\u202f(HR)\u202fif:<\/p>\n
Employees\u202fare required to\u202fdisclose\u202fcurrent romantic or sexual relationships that are ongoing within\u202f30 days\u202fof the effective date of this policy.\u202fDisclosures\u202fof new romantic or sexual relationships\u202fshould be made to\u202fthe employee\u2019s\u202fHR Business Partner as soon\u202fas reasonably\u202fpossible. The\u202finitial\u202fresponsibility to\u202fdisclose\u202fis the obligation of the employee who holds\u00a0an academic, professional, or other authority over the other person in the consensual relationship. HR will assess the situation to\u202fdetermine\u202fnext\u202fsteps.<\/p>\n
The college will take necessary steps to address and remove any potential or perceived conflict of interest, including\u202fconsideration\u202fof\u202fand\u202fpossible\u202fimplementation\u202fof\u202fa written management plan.\u202fA\u202fwritten management plan is intended to remove any supervisory, teaching, evaluation, advising, coaching, or counseling responsibilities between the parties previously or currently involved in a romantic and\/or sexual relationship. Management plans should, to the extent possible, avoid negative impacts on the student\/subordinate.\u202fAdjustments are not guaranteed, and alternatives may not be available.<\/p>\n
The written plan must address the actual or potential conflicts of interest, power imbalances, and other\u202fissues\u202fthat may arise. The plan may:<\/p>\n
The written plan will be placed in the employee\u2019s personnel file in Human Resources.<\/p>\n
The college reserves the right to revisit a management plan periodically. A management plan may be declined\u202fby the College\u202for\u202fdiscontinued\u202fat any time it is\u202fdetermined\u202fthat the relationship cannot be managed without harm\/negative impact to individuals or the functioning of the College. If the management plan is declined or\u202fdiscontinued, the employee must refrain from\u202fparticipating\u202fin the relationship. Failure to refrain from the relationship would be considered a violation of this policy, and the individual may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.<\/p>\n
Supervisors\u202fare\u202frequired\u202fto promptly report possible violations of this policy to HR.\u202fOthers are strongly encouraged to report possible violations to HR.\u202fHR\u202fwill\u202fconsult with\u202fthe office of Title IX\u202fon matters implicating\u202f\u202f1447 Sex Discrimination<\/a>.\u202fIf,\u202fduring\u202fany\u202finvestigation, it becomes\u202fapparent\u202fthat a violation of\u202fthe policy\u202f1447 Sex\u202fDiscrimination\u202fmay have occurred,\u202fTitle IX\u202fand HR\u202fhave the\u202fauthority\u202fto\u202fconduct a joint\u202finvestigation\u202for may refer the potential violation of this policy to HR\u202ffor further investigation and follow up.<\/p>\n Disclosure of a potential conflict does not\u202fpreclude\u202fthe college from\u202ftaking appropriate measures\u202fto address any behavior that may have occurred before or after the disclosure.\u202fAlleged violations of this policy, including an employee\u2019s failure to promptly disclose their engagement in a relationship that\u202fis covered\u202fby\u202fthis policy, are handled in accordance with the applicable employee\u202finvestigation and disciplinary procedures\u202fand\u202fin accordance with any relevant collective bargaining agreements,\u202fand\u202fcollege policies and procedures.<\/p>\n Students in positions of professional or academic authority who violate this policy may be subject to sanctions\u202ffor failure to\u202fcomply with\u202fcollege directives\u202funder\u202fpolicy 2050 Student Conduct Code (WAC 132H-126).\u202f<\/a><\/p>\n Original 6\/24\/2026<\/p>\n President\u2019s Cabinet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Original Date: 6\/24\/2026 Policy Contact:\u00a0Vice President of Human Resources Purpose The following procedures are\u00a0established\u00a0to implement Policy\u00a04460: Consensual,\u00a0Romantic\u00a0or Sexual Relationships Between Faculty, Staff, and\/or Students. Procedures Employees must\u202fdisclose\u202fromantic or sexual relationships to Human\u202fResources\u202f(HR)\u202fif: One employee has direct or indirect authority over another employee or student The relationship could create a perceived or actual conflict of interest ...more about 4460P: Consensual Romantic or Sexual Relationships Between Faculty, Staff, and\/or Students (Procedures)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2785,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-4361","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2785"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4361"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4368,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4361\/revisions\/4368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Relevant Laws and Other Resources<\/h2>\n
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