Western Kentucky University

Sexual Misconduct/Assault Defined Examples include, but are not limited to, the following: • Unwelcome physical contact such as touching; • Persistent, unwelcome requests for sexual contact; • Requests for romantic or sexual contact from someone who grades, advises, or supervises you; •…

Examples of inappropriate conduct include: ... Using abusive or harassing language in either public or private messages or content. Knowingly visiting pornographic or illegal sites; and/or disseminating, soliciting, or storing sexually oriented messages or images that are not required as part of…

Harassment. Any physical, behavioral or verbal abuse of a person based upon gender, race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sexual orientation, marital status, age, uniform service, veteran status, or physical or mental disability, where: 1. Tolerance of or…

Sexual Harassment: Conduct on the basis of sex that occurs in the University’s education program or education activity, and satisfies one or more of the following: ... Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, and pervasive, and objectively…

Title IX is intended to protect students from sex discrimination, not to regulate the content of speech. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recognizes that the offensiveness of a particular expression as perceived by some students, standing alone, is not a legally…

B. Harassment: any physical, behavioral or verbal abuse of a person based upon race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniform service, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical…