Sexual Harassment Policy
Sexual harassment is unacceptable behavior and a violation of the law. Any
act, comment, or behavior that is of a sexually suggestive or harassing nature
and that in any way interferes with a student’s performance or creates an
intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment is strictly prohibited by
Sandhills Community College. Students have the responsibility to bring any
such incident (via written as well as verbal report) to the attention of an
administrator so that the matter can be resolved informally. Curriculum
students should contact the Senior Vice President for Instruction and Student
Services; continuing education students should contact the Dean of
Continuing Education; students at the SCC Hoke Center should contact the
Center Director. The administrator will then contact the Vice President for
Business and Administrative Services or the Director of Human Resources.
Any student who feels uncomfortable going to the Dean/Director should go
directly to the Human Resource Director or the Vice President for Business
and Administrative Services. Grievances regarding sexual harassment, in
some cases, may be addressed through some of the steps of the Student
Grievance Procedure.
There are two categories of sexual harassment:
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Sexual harassment in which a person in authority makes sexual>
demands upon another individual in exchange for favors, and
- Sexual harassment in which a hostile or uncomfortable college
environment is created by unwelcome or offensive sexual conduct.
Thus, it is important to understand that sexual harassment does not require
physical contact. A hostile environment may be created by, but certainly is
not limited to, the following unwelcome and offensive behaviors: repeated
and unwelcome sexual advances, comments, contact, jokes, flirtations or any
abuse of a sexual nature.
