Administrative Policy Statement 5014: Sexual Misconduct, Intimate Partner Violence, and Stalking
University of Colorado Boulder
Relevant Excerpt
Q. Title IX Sexual Harassment: means unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: ... 2. Hostile Environment: Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the university鈥檚 education program or activity; ...
R. Title IX Hostile Environment: Unwelcome conduct, on the basis of sex, determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the university鈥檚 education program or activity. Mere offensive nonsexual conduct is not enough to create a hostile environment.