Racial Harassment shall mean verbal or physical behavior on the basis of race that is so
severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it bars the victim’s access to an educational
opportunity or benefit or alters the conditions of the victim’s employment and creates an abusive
working environment.

Fayetteville State University subscribes to the following Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) definition of sexual harassment:
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a
sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:
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3. such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work
performance, academic activities or student experience, or creating an intimidating, hostile or
offensive working, academic or student life environment.

Sexual Harassment shall mean unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or
other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when such conduct creates an intimidating,
hostile, or demeaning environment.

Harassment shall mean any act so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively
bars the victim’s access to an educational opportunity or benefit or alters the conditions of
the victim’s employment and creates an abusive working environment. In determining whether
alleged conduct constitutes harassment as defined in this policy, the record as a whole will be
considered as well as the context in which the conduct occurred. Facts will be judged on the
basis of what is reasonable to persons of ordinary sensitivity and not on the particular susceptibility
of an individual, unless that susceptibility is known to the alleged harasser.

(2) All students shall be responsible for conducting themselves in a manner that helps to enhance an environment of learning in which the rights, dignity, worth, and freedom of each member of the academic community are respected.

The University of North Carolina is dedicated to the transmission and advancement of knowledge and understanding. Academic freedom is essential to the achievement of these purposes. The University therefore supports and encourages freedom of inquiry for faculty members and students, to the end that they may responsibly pursue these goals through teaching, learning, research, discussion, and publication, free from internal or external restraints that would unreasonably restrict their academic endeavors.
(2) The University and each constituent institution shall protect faculty and students in their responsible exercise of the freedom to teach, to learn, and otherwise to seek and speak the truth.



(3) Faculty and students of the University of North Carolina shall share in the responsibility for maintaining an environment in which academic freedom flourishes and in which the rights of each member of the academic community are respected.

Harassment is defined as a course of conduct that is directed at a specific individual or group of individuals
that causes emotional distress in such person(s) and serves no legitimate purpose. Such
actions include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Interfering with the legitimate work of another user;
2. Sending abusive or obscene messages via computers; and,
3. Using of computer resources to engage in abuse of University personnel or other users.

The student may be disciplined through the Code of Student Conduct or through Residence Life for violations of the following.
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Any form of violence, threats, fighting, wrestling, or verbal confrontations.

e. Disorderly Conduct shall include the following:
i. Acting in a manner so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it materially or substantially
interferes with normal classroom procedures or school activities or when the
school has reason to anticipate disorder;
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ii. Intentionally and substantially interfering with the freedom of expression of others on
University premises or at University-sponsored events;