I Must Have Everyone's Verbal Response
This policy at Antioch College, which apparently will soon close its doors due to low enrollment, sounds like the speech I get when I sit in an exit row:
- Consent is required each and every time there is sexual activity.
- All parties must have a clear and accurate understanding of the sexual activity.
- The person(s) who initiate(s) the sexual activity is responsible for asking for consent.
- The person(s) who are asked are responsible for verbally responding.
- Each new level of sexual activity requires consent.
- Use
of agreed upon forms of communication such as gestures or safe words is
acceptable, but must be discussed and verbally agreed to by all parties
before sexual activity occurs. - Consent is required
regardless of the parties' relationship, prior sexual history, or
current activity (e.g. grinding on the dance floor is not consent for
further sexual activity). - At any and all times when consent is withdrawn or not verbally agreed to, the sexual activity must stop immediately.
- Silence is not consent.
- Body movements and non-verbal responses such as moans are not consent.
- A person can not give consent while sleeping.
- All
parties must have unimpaired judgement (examples that may cause
impairment include but are not limited to alcohol, drugs, mental health
conditions, physical health conditions). - All parties must use safer sex practices.
- All
parties must disclose personal risk factors and any known STIs.
Individuals are responsible for maintaining awareness of their sexual
health.
I don't know much about Antioch, despite the fact that I think my mother and father-in-law both attended (are there more than one?). I will observe that for a private institution nowadays with decent name recognition, it really takes some effort to drive away all the students. Today, good-but-not-Ivy-League schools like Rice and Vanderbilt get nearly as many great applicants as Ivy League schools did when I attended. The US is virtually swamped with top-notch kids looking for a private university with a good rep.