It is the policy of the Maine College of Health Professions that sexual, romantic or other intimate relationships in which one party maintains a direct supervisory or evaluative role over the other party are prohibited. In general, this includes all sexual or other intimate relationships between students and their employers, supervisors, professors, advisors or other college employees. Similarly, college employees (faculty and staff) who supervise or otherwise hold positions of authority over others are prohibited from having a sexual or other intimate relationship with an individual under their direct supervision.
Therefore, persons with direct supervisory or evaluative responsibilities who contemplate beginning or are involved in such relationships are required to promptly:
- discontinue any supervisory or evaluative role with the other person; AND
- report the circumstances to their own supervisor.
Examples of evaluative responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performance evaluations, salary decisions, decisions regarding promotion, or decisions on continuation of employment for a person with whom they have a consensual relationship. Failure to fully or timely comply with these requirements is a violation of this policy, and the person in authority could be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from employment by the college.
All violations, complaints, or concerns regarding this policy should be reported to the Title IX Coordinator.
Approved:______________________________________________________________________
Monika Bissell, DBA
President