Division of Student Affairs: Community Concerns Reporting

Case Western Reserve University

  • Speech Code Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Policies on Bias and Hate Speech
  • Last Reviewed by FIRE

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The Community Concerns Reporting System (CCRS) allows CWRU community members to submit a report if they have witnessed or have experienced incidents of bias, hazing, prejudice or discrimination involving a student. Reports received after 5pm on weekdays (Monday-Friday), weekends, and holidays will be reviewed during the next business day.


What Is a Community Concern?


A community concern is an incident involving any discriminatory or hurtful act that appears to be or is perceived by the victim that may be motivated by ethnic identity, gender identity/expression, skin color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation contributes to a hostile environment and has negative social, emotional, and/or physical impacts on a an individual, group or community. To be considered an incident, the act is not required to be a crime under any federal, state or local statutes, nor does it have to violate university policy.

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