Access, Compliance, and Equal Opportunity: Sexual Misconduct
Florida International University
Relevant Excerpt
Harassment is a form of discrimination that encompasses unwelcomed conduct based on a person鈥檚 protected status. ... To determine whether a violation of FIU-105 has occurred, the totality of the circumstances will be considered, including the nature, frequency, and duration of the conduct in question, the location and context in which it occurs, and the status of the individuals involved. Harassing behaviors may include, but are not limited to:
- Conduct, whether verbal, physical, written, graphic, or electronic that threatens, intimidates, offends, belittles, denigrates, or shows an aversion toward an individual or group.
- Epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping, jokes, or nicknames.
- Written, printed, or graphic material that contains offensive, denigrating, or demeaning comments or pictures.
- The display of offensive, denigrating, or demeaning objects, e-mails, text messages, or cell phone images.