Gender-Based Misconduct and Interim Title IX Policies and Procedures for Students: Title IX Sexual Harassment

Relevant Excerpt

Behaviors that meet the definition of prohibited conduct under the Interim Title IX Policy must be investigated, adjudicated and reviewed under the Interim Title IX Policy, even if those behaviors also violate the Gender-Based Misconduct Policy. 

Title IX - Sexual Harassment 

The Interim Title IX Policy uses the definition of “sexual harassment” set out in the Title IX regulations issued in May 2020:

Sexual Harassment includes any conduct on the basis of sex that involves: ... 

Unwelcome conduct that a reasonable person would determine is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the educational institution’s education program or activity.