Code of Student Conduct: Harassment, Threats, Bullying, or Intimidation
Western Carolina University
Relevant Excerpt
5.11 I Harassment, Threats, Bullying, or Intimidation
(a) No student shall engage in unlawful harassment leading to a hostile environment. Unlawful harassment includes conduct that creates a hostile environment by meeting the following criteria:
i. Directed toward a particular person or persons;
ii. Based in whole or in part upon any of the protected statuses included in Section 103 of The Code;
iii. Unwelcome;
iv. Severe or pervasive;
v. Objectively offensive; and
vi. So unreasonably interferes with the target person’s employment, academic pursuits, or participation in University-sponsored activities as to effectively deny equal access to the University’s resources and opportunities.