timely access to any information that will be used at the hearing. (11) Require that if the school allows one party to be present for the entirety of a hearing, it shall do so equally for both parties. When requested, a school shall make arrangements so that the complainant and the alleged perpetrator do not have to be present in the same room at the same time (e.g., using closed-circuit television). If a hearing is part of the school’s title IX investigation process, the school shall not require a complainant to be present at the hearing as a prerequisite to proceed with the hearing. (12) Require that all persons involved in implementing a school’s grievance procedures (e.g., title IX coordinators, investigators, and adjudicators) have training or experience in handling complaints of sexual harassment and sexual violence and in the school’s grievance procedures. (13) Require that if an appeal of findings or remedy is provided by a school, it shall be provided to both parties. (14) Require schools to maintain documentation of all proceedings, which may include written findings of facts, transcripts, or audio recordings. (15) Not require schools to permit parties to have lawyers at any stage of the grievance proceedings, but if a school chooses to allow the parties to have their lawyers participate in the proceedings, it shall do so equally for both parties. Any school-imposed restrictions on the ability of lawyers to speak or otherwise participate in the proceedings shall apply equally to both parties. (16) Require schools not to allow the parties to personally question or cross-examine each other during the hearing as allowing an alleged perpetrator to question an alleged victim directly may be traumatic or intimidating, thereby possibly escalating or perpetuating a hostile environment. A school may choose, instead, to allow the parties to submit questions to a trained third party (e.g., the hearing panel) to ask the questions it deems appropriate and relevant on their behalf, except that questioning about the