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POLICIES, REGULATIONS & PROCEDURES
Student Harassment & Sexual Harassment
Students may obtain a complete copy of the sexual harassment policy from the Student Services Office.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Carl Sandburg College will not tolerate sexual harassment and is committed to providing and preserving an atmosphere free from harassment in any form. All employees and students have a right to work and study in an environment free from sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a violation of professional ethics and impedes the primary function of the College.
DEFINITION
Harassment consists of unwelcome conduct, whether verbal, physical or visual, that is based upon a person’s protected status, such as sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or status in any group protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Sexual harassment must be of a sexual nature and be perceived as unwelcome. It typically consists of conduct that is either verbal and/or physical but can also take place via text message or social media. Sexual harassment is conduct based on sex, whether directed towards a person of the opposite or same sex, and may include explicit sexual propositions or advances, sexual innuendo, suggestive comments, sexually oriented kidding, teasing or jokes, jokes about obscene printed or visual material or about gender specific traits, display of printed or visual material of a sexual, foul or obscene nature, foul or obscene language
or gestures, and physical contact such as patting, pinching or brushing against another person’s body.
REPORTING HARASSMENT
Students who believe they are victims of harassment or have witnessed harassment based upon a student’s sex, color, race, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or other protected group status,
by another student, a College representative, College personnel or a third party must submit a report of harassment to one of the College’s two Equal Employment Opportunity Officers (EEO Officers) immediately. The names and numbers of the College’s EEO officers can be retrieved at the Student Services Office or Human Resources.
Harassment that would be considered gender-based or of sexual in nature would fall under Title IX, which is a federal law. Students should report such incidents to Rick Eddy, Title IX coordinator, office E113, 309.341.5234 or reddy@sandburg.edu.
A report of any form of harassment should ordinarily include the name of the complainant and should always include the name of the alleged harasser, the date(s) of the occurrence(s) and a brief description of this incident.
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