How to Report

Report potential Harassment, Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct or Related Retaliation.

You can report an incident of potential harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct or retaliation with the OCRTIX using the online incident report form, by email at civilrights@ku.edu, by telephone at (785)-864-6414, or in person at our office. Upon receiving a submitted incident report, the OCRTIX will provide you with an acknowledgement of receipt within three working days. 

Include the following, to the extent known and available, in your report: 

  • Name and contact information (ex. address, telephone, e-mail) for the complainant. The complainant is the person alleged to have experienced discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, or retaliation. 

  • Name and contact information for the respondent(s). The respondent is the person alleged to have engaged in discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, or retaliation. 

  • Names and contact information for any witnesses to the alleged violation(s). 

  • Date(s), time(s), and location(s) of the alleged violation(s). 

  • Nature of the alleged violation(s), i.e., disability discrimination, racial harassment, retaliation, etc. 

  • Detailed description of the specific conduct that is the basis of the alleged violation(s). 

  • Copies of any documents or other tangible items pertaining to the alleged violation(s). 

  • Any other relevant information. 

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Although you may be a mandatory reporter, you are not required to report your own incidents.

If you have experienced sexual misconduct and/or sexual violence, we recommend that you consider the following steps: 

  • File an incident report with the OCRTIX 

  • Seek medical attention 

  • Talk to a mandatory reporter, i.e., a KU faculty or staff member 

  • Contact an advocate 

  • Talk to someone exempt from the mandatory reporting policy* 

  • File a criminal complaint 

  • Seek additional resources and support 

 

 

*The following positions are not mandatory reporters and can keep your information confidential: 

  • Health care providers and pastoral and professional counselors while acting in their official capacity. 

  • CARE Services, who have staff designated to provide information about reporting options on a confidential basis. 

  • The University Ombuds and Faculty Ombuds. 

  • Faculty or Graduate Students who receive information about discrimination or sexual harassment, including sexual violence, while engaged in legitimate research practices towards publication or dissertation. 

  • Information obtained in the course of administering a KU approved climate study.