Sexual Assault Awareness

DSCC Sexual Misconduct Policy

This policy is intended to provide a single, easily accessible and user-friendly document for students, employees, and others affected by sexual misconduct to find information regarding Dyersburg State Community College’s rules and procedures related to the offenses defined herein.

View the Title IX process for filing complaints

Questions or Need Help?

Contact a DSCC Counselor:

Ms. Sherry Baker
Dyersburg Campus and Gibson County Center
Phone Number: 731-286-3242

Ms. Carmen Pfeifer
Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County
Phone Number: 901-475-3137

Email: counselor@DSCC.edu

Everyday Activism

Believe and Support Survivors.
Avoid Victim Blaming.
Be Intentional with your Language.
Know your Rights.
Practice Affirmative Consent.
from End Rape On Campus (EROC)

DSCC is committed to creating an environment free from the threat of sexual assault. Sexual Assault is defined as any attempted or actual unwanted sexual behavior. Domestic violence and date rate are forms of sexual assault.

DSCC Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention, and Survivor Guide

It's On Us! Watch the Video. https://youtu.be/Dx54t8h5Q5U

The following resources are offered to support those touched by sexual assault and those who care about them.

Women's Rape and Abuse Recovery Program (WRAP): www.wraptn.org

Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN): www.rainn.org/

National Organization for Women (NOW): www.now.org/

National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center: www.musc.edu/vawprevention/

The Exchange Club Family Center: www.exchangeclub.net/index.php

Safe Horizon: www.safehorizon.org

LBGTQ Human Rights Campaign: www.hrc.org/resources/sexual_assualt_and_the_lgbt_community.org

Safe Helpline - Sexual Assault Assistance for the Department of Defense Community: https://www.safehelpline.org

Learn more about how you can identify, safely react and help prevent sexual assault.

Know you IX: http://knowyourix.org/

End Rape on Campus (EROC): www.endrapeoncampus.org

No More! http://nomore.org/

It's On Us. http://itsonus.org/

On Eagles Wings Ministries (OEWM seeks to prevent females from falling vicitm to sex trafficking): www.oneagleswingsministries.org

National Sexual Assault Hotline

1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Free. Confidential. Secure.