What are some examples of sexual conduct?
Some examples of sexual conduct are: • sexual advances • touching of a sexual nature • graffiti of a sexual nature • displaying or distributing of sexually explicit drawings, pictures and written materials • sexual gestures • sexual or “dirty” jokes • pressure for sexual favors • touching oneself sexually or talking about one’s sexual activity in front of others • spreading rumors about or rating other students as to sexual activity or performance. Not all physical conduct would be considered sexual in nature. Some examples are a high school athletic coach hugging a student who made a goal, a kindergarten teacher’s consoling hug for a child with a skinned knee, or one student’s demonstration of a sports move requiring contact with another student. Q: Must sexual conduct be unwelcome in order to be sexual harassment? A: Yes. Conduct is unwelcome if the student does not request or invite the conduct, and views it as offensive or undesirable. However, just because a student does not immed
