Sexual Harassment

Conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: (1) An employee of the institution conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service of the institution on an individual's participation in unwelcome sexual conduct; (2) Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the institution education program or activity; or (3) "sexual assault," "dating violence," "domestic violence," or "stalking".

KARA

Over Spring Break, the Art Department led a study abroad trip in Prague in the Czech Republic. While the group toured the Strahov Monastery, Brittany took a picture of Kara while Kara was using the toilet. During the rest of the 12 week trip, Brittany continued to snap photos of Kara using restroom facilities. Brittany then began to send the photos to other students attending the academic trip.

Brittany was confronted by Marilyn, the Art Department Chair, and asked about her treatment of Kara. Brittany claimed the pictures were for an upcoming art project. Marilyn sent Brittany home before completing the trip.

Marilyn wants to cover all of her bases while reporting this issue to University Officials. 

Does Marilyn need to report this incident to the Title IX Office?

QUID PRO QUO

Which of these is an example of Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment? Select all that apply.

  1. Ryan woke up late for his math class on Wednesday. Ryan decided not to go to class that day and emailed the class TA to get the work he missed. The TA happily complied and sent Ryan the assignments and instructions about how to complete them.

  2. Rachel’s professor told her that she could have the answers to the upcoming quiz if she sent him pictures of her nude body.

  3. Kaelynn was upset about her score on her Statistics exam. she scored an 89.9% overall on the exam, but believes she could have scored at least a 92%. She approached her professor, Leanne, who told her that if she wanted, she could help the class TA grade a different courses exams. Leanne told Kaelynn that if she helped the TA, and met with her to review her exam, she would bump her exam score up to 90%.

  4. Charles is being considered for a promotion at the library where he works. His boss told him that if he wanted the job, all he had to do was have sex with her after working hours.

ROY

Roy and Keeley have been dating since their Sophomore year of high school. Roy loves to pull fun and innocent pranks on Keeley, and she loves to prank him back. One day, when Keeley was in the locker room before basketball practice, she opened her gym bag to find a stack of photos of Roy half dressed, flexing his muscles in funny poses. Keeley couldn't contain her laughter from Roy’s latest prank. To get him back, Keeley distributed the photos of Roy to her team mates. When Roy went to pick up Keeley from practice later that day, every girl on the team taunted him and teased him about the photos. One of the girls on the team stole the stack of photos of Roy, wrote insulting sexual slurs on them, and taped them up in different places around campus. Roy felt ostracized because he never meant for other people to see the photos, and now he feels uncomfortable around Keeley because he feels she went too far with her prank.

This situation is an example of (select one answer):

  1. Hostile Environment

  2. Manifest Destiny

  3. Sexual Harassment

  4. Domestic Violence