Student Handbook: Campus Policies and Protocols- Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment

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Discriminatory Harassment is defined as verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct or communication based upon a person's protected status, including race, color, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, pregnancy, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and status with regard to public assistance, or other status protected by applicable law, when: ... such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially and unreasonably interfering with an individual's employment or education, or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment or educational environment ("hostile environment" harassment).

Hostile environment harassment exists when the conduct is sufficiently severe, pervasive/persistent, and clearly/objectively offensive that it alters the conditions of education or employment. ...

Examples of harassment include, but are not limited to:

• Verbal abuse, offensive language, derogatory words, slurs, or epithets based upon or motivated by the person's protected class status.
• Threats or intimidation based upon or motivated by the person's protected class status.