Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, a request for sexual favors, and/or other verbal or physical conduct or written communications of a sexual nature which is intimidating, hostile, or offensive.

Sexual harassment occurs when:

• Accepting or tolerating such conduct is made a term or condition of a student’s status or an individual’s employment either  explicitly or implicitly;
• Accepting or rejecting such conduct is used as the basis for academic or employment decisions affecting the student or employee; or
• Such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or learning environment, or substantially interferes with an employee’s work performance or student’s academic performance.

TCC Sexual Misconduct Policy