The King’s College admits students of any race, color, nationality and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the college. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin in its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs and other school-administered programs.

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 bear God’s image and thus have great significance and worth. Pornographic materials reduce humans to mere physical objects to be exploited. 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 may be referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.

The King’s College prohibits sexual harassment of any member of its community whether such harassment is aimed at students, faculty or other employees. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.

The following constitute 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

All alleged incidents of harassment in any form will be taken seriously and will be fully investigated. An intentionally false accusation of harassment will be investigated thoroughly and treated seriously as well.

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 disciplinary action. Nothing in this policy shall preclude a student from seeking redress through external legal proceedings.

1. Any intentional, non-consensual touching or threat or attempt to touch an intimate body part of another person
2. Unwanted, inappropriate disrobing of another person or purposeful exposure of one’s genitals to another
3. 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. The safety of King's students, staff and faculty, is 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 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 space.

Sexual assault incidents are more likely to occur in circumstances involving a remote or little used area such as a classroom, back office, or off-campus hallway. 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 at www.tkc.edu/students/security/cs/viewyearly.asp. The 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. The King’s College is also reporting this information under the Federal Student Right-To-Know Act. For more information about Campus Safety and crime statistics please contact the Dean of Students.

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

The grievance committee fields complaints brought by a student against another student, staff member, or faculty member (complaints that are academic in nature should be directed to the academic petitions committee). Students wishing to file a complaint should contact the Dean of Students. Complaints should be submitted in writing and should contain the date of the incident, names of those involved, and a short description of what happened. Examples of the types of complaint handled by the grievance committee are harassment, sexual harassment, theft, abuse, failure to follow through on commitments by individuals or the college, and extreme interpersonal conflict. Any complaint brought to the committee that may be criminal in nature will also be referred to local authorities for investigation and possible prosecution. Upon review of issues related to complaints and/or incidents, the Grievance Committee will make a recommendation concerning disciplinary action. Examples of possible disciplinary action are expulsion from the college, probation, compensation, apologies, counseling, or community service.

If students feel that their grievance was not fully heard or dealt with by the 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, two Faculty Representatives, and two student representatives.

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 or 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.

Appeal Procedures
If a student would like to submit an appeal about a disciplinary decision, it must be done within five business days according to the following guidelines: