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ROADMASTER DRIVERS SCHOOL intends to provide an educational environment that is free from harassment of Students based on sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran, marital status, or any other characteris- tic protected by applicable law. This policy prohibits any Student, employee, or visitor from harassing another Student, employee, or visitor at any Roadmaster Drivers School location on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran or marital status. SEXUAL VIOLENCE Sexual violence is defined as a sexual act committed against someone without that person's freely given consent. Sexual violence is divid- ed into the following types: • Completed or attempted forced penetration of a victim. • Completed or attempted alcohol/drug-facilitated penetration of a victim. • Completed or attempted forced acts in which a victim is made to penetrate a perpetrator or someone else. • Completed or attempted alcohol/drug-facilitated acts in which a victim is made to penetrate a perpetrator or someone else. • Non -physically forced penetration which occurs after a person is pressured verbally or through intimidation or misuse of authority to consent or acquiesce. • Unwanted sexual contact. • Non -contact unwanted sexual experiences. CONSENT Sexual activity requires consent, which is defined as voluntary, positive agreement between the participants to engage in specific sexual activity. Communicating consent. • Consent to sexual activity can be communicated in a variety of ways, but one should presume that consent has not been given in the absence of clear, positive agreement. • While verbal consent is not an absolute requirement for consensual sexual activity, verbal communication prior to engaging in sex helps to clarify consent. Communicating verbally before engaging in sexual activity is imperative. However potentially awkward it may seem, talking about your own and your partner's sexual desires, needs, and limitations provide a basis for a positive experience. • Consent must be clear and unambiguous for each participant at every stage of a sexual encounter. The absence of "no" should not be understood to mean there is consent. • A prior relationship does not indicate consent to future activity. • A person who is asleep or mentally or physically incapacitated, either through the effect of drugs or alcohol or for any other reason, is not capable of giving valid consent. • The use of alcohol or drugs may seriously interfere with the participants'judgment about whether consent has been sought and given. DRUG OR ALCOHOL FACILITATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE In cases of drug -facilitated sexual assault, survivors often blame themselves. Remember —you are not to blame. Someone took advantage of you, and that is not your fault. What is drug facilitated sexual assault? Drug -facilitated sexual assault occurs when alcohol or drugs are used to compromise an individual's ability to consent to sexual activity. These substances make it easier for a perpetrator to commit sexual assault because they inhibit a person's ability to resist and can prevent them from remembering the assault. Drags and alcohol can cause diminished capacity, a legal term that varies in definition from state to state. 16 www.roadmaster.com