What is a safety plan in the Title IX context?

• A. A documented plan to keep the complainant and others safe, including housing adjustments, escort services, or time/place changes.
• B. A plan to punish the respondent.
• C. A plan to suspend all activities.
• D. A plan for legal actions.

Answer: (A)

In Title IX practice, a safety plan is a written, interim set of measures designed to protect the complainant and others while the investigation or proceedings proceed. It focuses on reducing risk and ensuring continued access to education. Examples can include housing adjustments to separate parties, escort services for safe movement around campus, or changes to the time or place of classes or activities, along with other conditions like no-contact directives or adjustments to work or study arrangements. Importantly, this plan is about safety and accommodations, not punishment, and it can be put in place quickly by the school as the process unfolds.