See our policy here: SBC Sexual Violence Policy Revised December 30, 2022

SYSTEMS BEAUTY COLLEGE

SEXUAL VIOLENCE POLICY & RESPONSE PROTOCOL

PURPOSE

The purpose of this policy is to ensure Systems Beauty College has an efficient system in place to establish a formal response protocol for disclosure of incidents involving sexual violence. Systems Beauty College is committed to the prevention of, and the appropriate response of sexual violence. All individuals, including students and instructors/faculty, have the right to be safe and have control of sexual advances, and trust that the institute will provide awareness of the sexual violation. Procedures are in place for response and are included as part of the orientation.

AWARENESS

At Systems Beauty College we recognize that sexual violence can occur between individuals regardless of sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or relationship status. Some of the most vulnerable groups to consider are indigenous women, young women and girls, women living with cognitive or physical disabilities, women from ethnocultural communities, individuals within the LGBT2SQ+ community, and international students. Resources are posted in support of the various groups and necessary guidance will be provided to best suit the individual.

A violation of this policy may include, but is not limited to, verbal or physical abuse, electronic communications such as social media, text messages, email, etc.

CONSENT

Consent is central to sexual assault. The Criminal Code of Canada defines consent as it relates to sexual assault as the voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity. An individual must actively and willingly give consent to sexual activity. Simply stated, sexual activity without consent is sexual assault.

Young people, like many others, often do not fully understand consent and can feel that the line between consensual sexual acts and sexual assault can be unclear. This is particularly true when an acquaintance, friend, or partner is the perpetrator.

Consenting to one kind, or instance, of sexual activity does not mean that consent is given to any other sexual activity or instance. No one consents to being sexually assaulted.

Where consent does not exist (lack of agreement): a person can express a lac of agreement verbally or through conduct (such as physically resisting advances). The Criminal Code makes it clear that a person can, after initially giving consent to engage in sex, revoke consent tat any time by expressing a lack of agreement to continue engaging in sexual activity.

In other words, consent:

• Is never assumed or implied
• Is not silence or the absence of “no”
• Cannot be given if the victim is impaired by alcohol or drugs, or is unconscious
• Can never be obtained through threats or coercion
• Can be revoked at any time
• Cannot be obtained if the perpetrator abuses a position of trust, power, or authority

For more information on consent, please refer to http://www.gov.mb.ca/youarenotalone/consent.html

“Consent is Like a Cup of Tea” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQbei5JGiT8