WAC 132L-300-060   Outcomes of the informal complaint process.  Informal complaints may have several outcomes. The person raising the issue may only want to discuss the matter with a neutral party in order to clarify whether discrimination may be occurring and to determine his or her options, including the pursuit of more formal options. In such a situation the equal opportunity officer or chief student judicial affairs officer will give assistance and offer suggestions as to how the issue might be resolved, without drawing a conclusion as to whether illegal discrimination has occurred. In other cases the equal opportunity officer or chief judicial affairs officer may be asked to act as a mediator, to talk to the alleged offending person to see whether an informal resolution of the issue can be reached. In the case of an employee, the supervisor of the alleged offending person may be notified that an informal complaint has been received, but that no investigation has taken place. If this process reaches resolution, no further actions will be taken and the matter will be closed. Issues not resolved may require that further inquiries be made and/or that the appropriate administrator take a more active role in finding a solution to the problem.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 04-19-062, § 132L-300-060, filed 9/15/04, effective 10/16/04.]