Sexual Harassment

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According to BOR, Regulations 04.02.020 B., sexual harassment includes…sexual nature where:

1. Submission to such conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of an individual’s employment or education; or
2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment or academic decisions affecting that individual; or
3. Such conduct has the purpose or necessary effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or creating a hostile, intimidating or offensive working or learning environment; and

a. such conduct is known by the offender to be unwelcome, harmful or offensive; or
b. a person of average sensibilities would clearly understand the behavior or conduct is unwelcome, harmful or offensive.

BOR Regulations, 04.02, outline the process to file informal and formal complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment complaints.