While no students are required to sign a statement of faith upon entrance to the college, all students are asked to sign the honor code. All students are also made aware that the positions of the college and the classroom instruction will be consistent with a conservative interpretation of the Bible. Therefore, King's high moral standards should surprise no one.

The King’s College recognizes sexuality as an important aspect of a person’s identity. Sexuality is a gift from God to be enjoyed within the context of a monogamous, heterosexual relationship. King's promotes a lifestyle based upon biblical teaching that precludes premarital and extramarital intercourse, homosexual practice and other forms of sexual behavior incompatible with biblical admonitions.

Humans are created as image bearers of God and thus have great significance and worth. Pornographic materials reduce humans to mere physical objects to be exploited by others. Thus, The King’s College does not permit any type of pornographic material to be used, possessed or distributed on campus. This includes the use of King's computers and internet access to view pornographic sites. Students in violation of this policy will be referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.

In keeping with biblical principles and a desire for the college to emulate community life, excessive displays of affection on the campus of The King’s College are not acceptable.

The King’s College reserves the right to determine which sexual practices are incompatible with the mission of the college. Any questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Dean of Students.

The King’s College prohibits sexual harassment of any member of its community whether such harassment is aimed at students, faculty or other employees and violators will be subject to disciplinary action. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment.

The following also constitute harassment and/or sexual harassment and will be subject to disciplinary action:

1. Submission to or rejection of conduct which is used as the basis of employment or matriculation.

2. The conduct has a negative impact upon the individual’s work or academic performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work or educational environment.

3. The conduct unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work or academic performance or otherwise adversely affects employment and educational opportunities.

4. Submission to or rejection of the conduct is used as the basis for any decisions affecting the individual regarding benefits and services, honors, programs, opportunities, or activities available at or through The King’s College.

1. Unwanted sexual advances or propositions

2. Offering employment benefits in exchange for sexual favors

3. Making or threatening reprisals after a negative response to sexual advances

4. Visual conduct such as leering, making sexual gestures or other gestures which denigrate a person’s race, color, national origin, gender, disability, or age

5. Written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual or group because of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, or disability, and that is placed on walls, bulletin boards or elsewhere on The King’s College premises or circulated on the campus

6. Epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping or threatening, intimidating or hostile acts that relate to race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, or disability, graphic verbal commentaries about an individual’s body, sexually degrading words used to describe an individual’s body, sexually degrading words used to describe an individual, suggestive or obscene letters, notes or invitations; and

7. Physical conduct such as touching, assaulting, impeding, or blocking movements

Any person who believes that he or she is being harassed or sexually harassed should bring the behavior in question to the attention of a representative of the college with whom the student feels comfortable discussing the matter. The student may also choose to seek a resolution of the problem through discussion with the person directly concerned. The college representative will then contact the Dean of Students if the alleged harasser is a student. If the alleged harasser is an employee of the college, a vendor of the college, or a contractor of the college, the representative will contact the President of the college. Every effort will be made to ensure confidentiality in dealing with the situation, although strict confidentiality cannot be guaranteed.

All alleged incidents of harassment in any form will be taken seriously and will be fully investigated. If it is determined that an intentionally false accusation of harassment has been made, this too will be investigated thoroughly and treated seriously.

Any violation of this policy shall result in disciplinary action including but not limited to, warning, reprimand, probation, suspension, or termination. Retaliation against an individual for bringing a harassment complaint is prohibited by law and will lead to further disciplinary action. Nothing in this policy shall preclude a student from seeking redress through external legal proceedings.

• Any intentional, non-consensual touching or threat or attempt to touch an intimate body part of another person
• Unwanted, inappropriate disrobing of another person or purposeful exposure of one’s genitals to another
• Forcing or attempting to force any other person to engage in sexual activity of any kind

By definition, a person who is intoxicated, unconscious, mentally impaired, or threatened is unable to give consent. Sexual assault and date rape are handled under the policies described under sexual harassment.

The King’s College is a nonresidential college located in the Empire State Building . As a result of our unique location, the safety of King's students, staff and faculty, is also of paramount concern to the Empire State Building Security. The Empire State Building maintains an around the clock security force that provides a strong presence in the public areas of the building and periodic monitoring of all hallways. The campus space of The King’s College is only accessible to those students and staff who have a King's security key. The doors are locked at all times. Visitors are only allowed onto the campus after checking in with the receptionist. The campus itself is equipped with security cameras that monitor the remote corners of the space.

Sexual assault incidents are more likely to occur in circumstances involving a remote or little used area of the campus such as a classroom, a back office, or off-campus hallway when a couple is alone. These situations should be avoided. Students and staff are encouraged not to exit the building late in the evening by themselves. Couples wishing to spend time together should do so in public where others are present or nearby.

Counseling and referral services are available to victims of sexual assault and other crimes through the Office of Student Development.

Crime statistics for incidents in the Empire State Building Campus and in campus housing are collected and published. The Advisory Committee on Campus Safety will provide all campus crime statistics upon request. The King’s College provides this report in compliance with Article 129-A of New York State Educational Law which requires the collection and disclosure of these statistics. King’s is also voluntarily reporting this information under the Federal Student Right-To-Know Act even though it is not required to do so. For more information about Campus Safety and crime statistics please contact Ed Gruber at 212-659-7299.

For more information about crime statistics on campuses in the United States, students can visit the US Department of Education’s web site at http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/crime/criminaloffenses/index.html.

If students feel that their grievance was not fully heard or dealt with by the Student Grievance Committee, they may appeal to the President of The King’s College. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the President’s Office within five business days of the Student Grievance Committee’s decision.

The Student Grievance Committee is comprised of the Dean of Students (chair), the Vice President of Academic Affairs, a Faculty Representative, and two student representatives. Student representatives are selected by The King's Council and each member serves on the committee for one year.

The Student Disciplinary Committee is comprised of the Dean of Students (co-chair), the Vice President of Academic Affairs (co-chair), a faculty representative, the Director of Residence Life, and two student representatives. Student representatives are selected by The King's Council and each member serves on the committee for one year.

As mentioned above, minor disciplinary infractions are typically not heard by the Student Disciplinary Committee. The Committee generally hears cases that are deemed serious in nature, that involve new precedents for the College. The Committee also hears student appeals. When a student case is to be heard by the Disciplinary Committee, the following process is used:

The student meets with the Dean of Students to discuss the charges

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The student will have the chance to respond to the charges at this time.