We currently do not have any boundaries. The topic then moved towards confidentiality and protection. To maintain confidentiality for the parties involved, the current process has refrained from informing the institutional leaders, specifically the deans and the president. The recent lawsuit brought this very problem to the forefront. The policy currently does not inform those people in a position to protect the person being victimized and therefore they can not offer protection.
Confidentiality is necessary so that a level of trust can be established.
The trust needs to be open and honest. We have to create a balance between the need for confidentiality and the need to protect. The issue of retaliation for reporting harassment is a strong deterrent for those being victimized. The fear of being retaliated against and the perception of revenge is as harmful as an actual act of punishment. It only takes the victim believing they have been punished to lose a court battle.