Clery Act and Reporting

Informing the COA community and federal statistical reporting obligations

In accordance with The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, the report of statistical information will be shared with the Title IX Coordinator, the Director of Public Safety, and the Dean of Student Life. All college employees, including RAs, but excluding campus counselors, have a duty to report instances of sexual misconduct according to federal reporting guidelines. All personally identifiable information is kept confidential (except in circumstances involving ongoing danger or potential threats of bodily harm) but the date, the location of the incident (on or off campus) and the category of misconduct/crime must be passed along to the Title IX Coordinator and Director of Public Safety for publication in the Annual Security Report required by the federal government. This reporting protects the identity of the victim/survivor and may be done anonymously.

The college is also required to report for the same classes of crimes happening on campus which have been motivated by hate or bias as prescribed by the Hate Crimes Statistics Act.

The Annual Security Report helps provide the community with a clear picture of the extent and nature of campus crime, to ensure greater community safety. This report is available online. Copies can also be requested from the Director of Public Safety.

COA will also issue an addendum to the Annual Security Report that will include statistics about sexual misconduct not mandated to be reported by the Clery Act. Sexual misconduct is significantly underreported nationwide and can contribute to a false sense of security. Reporting all incidents of sexual misconduct will keep the COA community informed of the true frequency of these events.

View the Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report that complies with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Submitted October 1, 2025).

These statistics are also available on-line at ope.ed.gov/security.

Federal timely warning reporting obligations

Victims/survivors of sexual misconduct should also be aware that COA must issue immediate timely warnings for incidents reported to them that are confirmed to pose a substantial threat of bodily harm or danger to members of the campus community. COA will make every effort to ensure that a victim/survivor’s name and other identifying information are not disclosed, while still providing enough information for community members to make safety decisions in light of the danger. The persons responsible for issuing timely warnings are the Director of Public Safety and the Dean of Student Life. These notifications will be made using our emergency notification system and/or by email.

State of Maine Sex Offender Registry

The website for the Maine sex offender registry is provided to members of the COA community in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act. This federal requirement mandates institutions of higher education to issue a statement, in addition to other disclosures required under that Act, advising the campus community where law enforcement agency information may be found provided by a State concerning registered sex offenders.