Title IX Policy
Western Oregon University
Relevant Excerpt
Sex-based Harassment/Sexual Harassment. A form of sex discrimination and means sexual harassment and other harassment on the basis of sex, including on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity and is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a work, educational, or living environment that a reasonable person would consider threatening, hostile, or abusive. Types of sex-based harassment/sexual harassment are: ...
2. Hostile environment sex-based harassment. Unwelcome sex-based conduct that a reasonable person would consider threatening, intimidating, hostile, offensive, or abusive, and that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from WOU’s education program or activity (i.e., creates a hostile environment).
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Sex-based Harassment is a form of sex discrimination and means sexual harassment and other harassment on the basis of sex, including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity; sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. ...
Hostile Environment Harassment: unwelcome sex-based conduct that based on the totality of the circumstances is subjectively and objectively offensive, and is so severe or pervasive, that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from WOU’s education program or activity
WOU reserves the right to address offensive sex-based conduct and/or sex-based harassment that (1) does not rise to the level of creating a hostile environment, or (2) that is of a generic nature and not based on a protected characteristic. Addressing such conduct will not result in the imposition of discipline under WOU Policy, but may be addressed through respectful conversation, remedial actions, education, effective Alternative Resolution, and/or other Informal Resolution mechanisms.