MC324 - Whistleblower Protection

Policy

Des Moines Area Community College strives to operate in an ethical, honest and lawful manner and expects its faculty, administrators, staff and students, and all visitors and clients of the College, to conduct their activities in accordance with College policies and applicable law. The College strongly encourages all faculty, administrators, staff and students to report suspected or actual wrongful conduct by Des Moines Area Community College employees and others interacting with the College through channels that the College establishes for such reporting. No College faculty member, administrator, staff member or student may interfere with the good faith reporting of suspected improper conduct; no individual who makes such a good faith report shall be subject to retaliation, including harassment or any adverse employment, academic or educational consequence, as a result of making a report. The College will take whatever action is necessary and appropriate to address a violation of this Policy.

Adopted: November 14, 2022