Sexual harassment is verbal or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an employee, student or group of employees or students because of his or her gender and that:
- Has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or often offensive working or academic environment; or
- Has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s performance of duties or studies; or
- Otherwise adversely affects an individual’s employment or academic opportunities.
Harassing conduct includes (1) epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping, or threatening, intimidating or hostile acts that relate to gender and (2) written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual or group because of gender and that is placed on walls, bulletin boards, or elsewhere on district premises or is circulated in the workplace.
Students/employees shall not engage in conduct constituting sexual harassment. College officials or their agents shall investigate all allegations of sexual harassment and officials shall take prompt and appropriate disciplinary action against employees or students found to engage in conduct constituting sexual harassment. An employee or student who believes he or she has been or is being subjected to any form of sexual harassment shall bring the matter to the attention of the Vice President of Student Services or immediate supervisor, in accordance with the procedures in the district’s complaint policy. Bad faith allegations or use of this policy for purposes unrelated to its clear intent are expressly prohibited and could result in expulsion. See The Pathfinder - Student Handbook for more details.