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Sex Discrimination Policy: Definition of Sexual Harassment under Title IX

California Institute of Technology

Speech Code Rating

Green
Speech Code Category

Harassment Policies
Last Reviewed by FIRE

April 12, 2026

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Sexual harassment means conduct, on the basis of sex, that satisfies one or more of the following: ... (2) unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to Caltech's education program or activity; ...

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