As appropriate, Supportive Measures may include without limitation:

  • Counseling services
  •  Extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments
  •  Modifications of work or class schedules
  •  Campus escort services, as available
  •  Restrictions on contact applied to one or more Parties (no contact orders)
  •  Changes in class, work, housing, or extracurricular or any other activity, regardless of whether there is or is not a comparable alternative
  •  Leaves of absence
  •  Increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus
  •  Training and education programs related to Sex-Based Harassment

Process for Review of Supportive Measures:

Purchase provides for a Complainant or Respondent to seek modification or reversal of Purchase’s decision to provide, deny, modify or terminate a Supportive Measure. Grounds for challenge of Supportive Measures include, but are not limited to:

  • Whether a Supportive Measure is reasonably burdensome;
  •  Whether a Supportive Measure is reasonably available;
  •  Whether a Supportive Measure is being imposed for punitive or disciplinary reasons;
  •  Whether the Supportive Measure is being imposed without fee or charge; and
  •  Whether the Supportive Measure is effective in meeting the purposes for which it is intended, including to restore or preserve access to the Education Program or Activity, provide safety, or provide support during the Grievance Procedure.

Request for a modification or reversal of a supportive measure must be timely and should be submitted within 5 business days.

How to request Supportive and Interim Measures: 

Parties may request a prompt review of the need for an interim measure or accommodation.  Interested parties who wish to request an interim measure or accommodation as a result of sexual misconduct, harassment or assault should contact the Office of Title IX and Affirmative Action at titleix@purchase.edu.  

Interested parties who wish to request a No Contact Order should email the Office of Community Standards at saf.conduct@purchase.edu.

For questions about interim measures and accommodations, please contact the Title IX Investigator.