Interim Nondiscrimination and Anti-harassment Policy and Procedures

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F. Harassment means verbal or physical conduct that is unwelcome and so severe or pervasive to create a work or educational environment under both an objective (e.g., a reasonable person’s view) and subjective (e.g., the subject of the alleged conduct’s view) standard that it has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a person’s (or group’s) academic or work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational or working environment, otherwise known as a “hostile environment”. Harassment may be a form of discrimination when it targets a person (or group of persons) on the basis of that person’s (or group’s) race, creed, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, sexual preference, gender, gender identity or expression or perceived gender, pregnancy, or any other status protected under local, state or federal law.

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1. Sexual harassment means any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: ... such conduct is sufficiently severe or pervasive to unreasonably interfere with an individual’s employment or academic performance under both an objective (e.g., a reasonable person’s view) and subjective (e.g., the subject of the alleged conduct’s view) standard or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational or working environment, otherwise known as a “hostile environment”. Sexual harassment may include, but is not limited to, unwelcome texts, phone calls, internet-based communications, or other electronic communications of a sexual nature; crude, obscene, or sexually offensive gestures or unwelcome sexual comments.