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FORMS OF PROHIBITED HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT <br />A. Any verbal, physical or other conduct based on a person's sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran <br />or marital status that has the purpose or effect of threatening or intimidating or coercing another, or impairing academic per- <br />formance, career development, or any other aspect of education is prohibited harassment. This policy not only prohibits <br />instructor harassment of students, it also prohibits misconduct by any member of our educational community toward an In- <br />structor, staff member, or a fellow student. <br />B. Prohibited harassment (including sexual harassment) does not refer to behavior or occasional compliments of a socially <br />acceptable nature. However, some behavior that is acceptable in a social setting may not be appropriate in the workplace or <br />school setting. It refers to behavior that is not welcome, that is personally offensive, that falls to respect the rights of others, <br />that lowers morale and, therefore, interferes with academic performance. <br />C. The victim does not have to be the person toward whom the unwelcome conduct is directed, but may be someone who is <br />affected by such conduct when it is directed toward another person. For example, the harassment of an employee or student <br />may create for another employee or student an Intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. <br />D. Any act of "quid pro quo" ("something for something") sexual harassment, where a student, supervisor, instructor, or other <br />employee with the power or authority to grant or withhold benefits or privileges, demands sexual favors In exchange for ben- <br />efits or privileges. No student or employee should so much as imply that another student or employee's "cooperation" with <br />sexual demands will have any effect on academic performance, career development, or any other aspect of education. <br />E. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when sub- <br />mission to or rejection of such conduct is used as the basis for decisions or has the purpose or effect of unreasonably inter- <br />fering with an individual's performance or creating an intimidating or hostile environment. <br />F. Examples of conduct that Is prohibited by this policy include, but are not limited to, the following: <br />• Explicit or implicit demands for sexual favors in return for benefits or privileges. <br />• Unwelcome letters, a -mall communications, or telephone calls of a sexual nature. <br />• Distribution or display of materials of a sexual nature, including posters, screen savers or computer graphics, cal- <br />endars, or pictures of men or women who are dressed in a suggestive manner. <br />Using Roadmaster Drivers School's facilities, time, or resources in relation to any form of entertainment which <br />tends to present men or women as sexual objects. <br />• Physical assaults of a sexual nature or coerced sexual contact. <br />• Unwelcome and deliberate touching, leaning over, cornering, pinching, or other untoward sexual behavior. <br />• Unwelcome sexually suggestive looks or gestures. <br />• Unwelcome pressure for sexual favors or dates. <br />Unwelcome teasing, jokes, remarks, innuendos, insults, questions, or vulgar language that relates to or is based <br />on a person's sex. Students and staff are asked to be mindful of others around them. Comments not intended as <br />harassment, and not perceived as such by the person to whom they are directed, may be offensive and unwel- <br />come to another employee or student who overhears them. <br />• Affording favorable treatment to those who grant sexual favors, or unfavorable treatment to those who refuse to <br />submit to or reject requests for sexual favors. <br />Drug and Alcohol facilitated sexual misconduct whether consumed voluntarily or Involuntarily by either the victim or <br />the assailant. <br />This policy prohibits sexual harassment of people of the opposite sex (male toward female, female toward male) or <br />people of the same sex (male toward male, female toward female). This policy not only prohibits instructor sexual <br />harassment of students, it also prohibits misconduct by any member of our educational community toward an in- <br />structor, staff member, or a fellow student. <br />STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR REPORTING PROHIBITED HARASSMENT, INCLUDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT <br />AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE <br />A. It is the duty and obligation of all Students to comply with this policy and to report conduct that they believe to be prohibited <br />harassment. Sexual Violence can result in the transmission of disease and/or pregnancy. In additional to obtaining preven- <br />tative treatment, It Is important for the victims of sexual violence to report the Incident immediately so that evidence of the <br />assault can be collected and preserved. As such, any violations of this policy or Instances of sexual violence must be re- <br />18 ported immediately. www.roadmaster.com <br />