{"id":23,"date":"2026-07-15T12:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/ecrt\/file-a-report\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:05:34","slug":"file-a-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ecrt\/file-a-report\/","title":{"rendered":"File A Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2000\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-18\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ecrt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/07\/blue-ucen.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\" 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wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ccs\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Campus Climate Support<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"\/ecrt\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Reporting Discrimination, Harassment, or Sexual Misconduct to ECRT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ECRT is responsible for addressing allegations of discrimination, harassment and misconduct within the U-M community in compliance with federal and state nondiscrimination laws. Reporting concerns helps ensure individuals affected by harm are offered timely support, care and access to institutional resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make a report or ask questions about reporting obligations, please contact ECRT at <a href=\"mailto:UMFlintECRT@umich.edu\">UMFlintECRT@umich.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:UMFlintECRT@umich.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"tel:8102376517\">810-237-6517<\/a>, or file a report via the <a href=\"https:\/\/umich.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bkLlhN2wWKWyNbD\">online reporting form.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Anonymous Reporting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone can make an anonymous report without disclosing their name using our <a href=\"https:\/\/umich.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bkLlhN2wWKWyNbD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online reporting form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Employee Requirements to Report Concerns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All non-confidential U-M employees (including faculty, staff, and student employees) are required to share information with ECRT within 48 hours. See below for exceptions. Confidential Resources\u2014offices or individuals who do not have reporting obligations\u2014continue to be designated under the policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confidential resources include employees with the Faculty and Staff Counseling and Consultation Office (FASCCO), university ombuds (for students, staff, and faculty), and Counseling &amp; Psychological Services (CAPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Failure by an employee to promptly report to ECRT information they receive about alleged prohibited conduct is a violation of policy, and may result in disciplinary action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a report is made, ECRT will reach out to the Complainant, the person making the report or reported to have experienced the behavior, to offer resources, support, and information about possible next steps, including how to file a formal complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Reporting Exemptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employees may, but are not required to, report disclosures when they happen under certain, generally uncommon, scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Classroom discussions, in an assignment for class, in discussion outside of class, or as a part of a research project directly related to the class (for example, a person discloses a personal experience of sexual misconduct in a written assignment related to the neurobiology of trauma, or a classroom discussion about course material related to sexual violence);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved research project \u2013 Unless otherwise provided in the IRB-approved consent, during a non-minor participant\u2019s involvement as a subject in an IRB-approved human subjects research protocol (IRB Research), even when such disclosure would otherwise be considered received within the scope of the employee\u2019s employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sexual misconduct public awareness events (ex, Take Back the Night or events organized by confidential resources)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A discussion in a peer support group organized and offered by a confidential resource (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.umich.edu\/benefits-wellness\/health-well-being\/mental-emotional-health\/mental-health-counseling-consultation-services\/faculty-staff-counseling-consultation-office-fascco\">FASCCO<\/a>), when the employee is a member of the peer support group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Report to Law Enforcement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An individual who has experienced, witnessed or learned of possible criminal conduct should contact law enforcement directly by calling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>911 (for emergencies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Public Safety (DPS), 103 Hubbard Building, 602 Mill Street, <a href=\"tel:8107623333\">810-762-3333<\/a> (non-emergency number)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flint Police Department, <a href=\"tel:8102376800\">810-237-6800<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Department, <a href=\"tel:8102573407\">810-257-3407<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reporting Discrimination, Harassment, or Sexual Misconduct to ECRT ECRT is responsible for addressing allegations of discrimination, harassment and misconduct within the U-M community in compliance with federal and state nondiscrimination laws. 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