Policies & Regulations Affecting Students: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct- "Sexual misconduct"

University of Iowa

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"Sexual harassment II" is persistent, repetitive, or egregious conduct directed at a specific individual or group of individuals that a reasonable person would interpret, in the full context in which the conduct occurs, as harassment of a sexual nature.

Harassment of a sexual nature has the effect of limiting or denying another person's work or educational performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or demeaning environment for employment, education, on-campus living, or participation in a university program or activity.

Examples of this type of behavior include:
(a) Unwanted behavior of a sexual nature;
(b) Persistent unwelcome efforts to develop a romantic or sexual  relationship;
(c) Unwelcome commentary about an individual's body or sexual  activities;
(d) Repeated unwanted sexual  attention;
(e) Repeated and unwelcome sexually oriented teasing, joking, or  flirting;
(f) Verbal abuse of a sexual nature;

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