; or (B) where there is a parallel criminal investigation. Although a school may need to delay temporarily the fact-finding portion of a title IX investigation while the police are gathering evidence, it shall promptly resume and complete its fact-finding for the title IX investigation once it learns that the police department has completed its evidence-gathering stage of the criminal investigation. The school should not delay its investigation until the ultimate outcome of the criminal investigation or the filing of any charges. Where a school may need to stop an investigation during school breaks or between school years, a school shall make every effort to try to conduct an investigation during these breaks unless so doing would sacrifice witness availability or otherwise compromise the process. (24) Both parties shall be given periodic status updates during throughout the grievance process. (25) Require that schools notify both parties, in writing, about the outcome of both the complaint and any appeal. A school shall provide written notice of the outcome to the complainant and the respondent concurrently. A school shall inform the complainant as to whether or not it found that the alleged conduct occurred, any individual remedies offered or provided to the complainant, or any sanctions imposed on the perpetrator that directly relate to the complainant, and other steps the school has taken to eliminate the hostile environment, if the school finds one to exist, and prevent recurrence. Sanctions that directly relate to the complainant include, but are not limited to, requiring that the perpetrator stay away from the complainant until both parties graduate, prohibiting the perpetrator from attending school for a period of time, or transferring the perpetrator to another residence hall, other classes, or another school. The perpetrator shall not be notified of the individual remedies offered or provided to the complainant. (26) In addition, the Clery Act requires, and FERPA permits, postsecondary institutions to