Other Civil Rights Offenses

In addition to the forms of sexual misconduct described above, the following conduct is also prohibited as forms of discrimination when the act is based upon the complainant’s actual or perceived membership in a protected class.

• Threatening or causing physical harm, extreme verbal abuse, or other conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person;
• Discrimination, defined as actions that deprive, limit, or deny other members of the community of educational or employment access, benefits, or opportunities;
• Intimidation, defined as implied threats or acts that cause an unreasonable fear of harm in another;
• Hazing, defined as acts likely to cause physical or psychological harm or social ostracism to any person within Northland Pioneer College community, when related to the admission, initiation, joining, or any other group-affiliation activity (as defined further in the Hazing Policy);
• Bullying, defined as
  1. Repeated and/or severe aggressive behavior likely to intimidate or intentionally hurt, control, or diminish another person, physically or mentally that is not speech or conduct otherwise protected by the 1st amendment.
  2. Intimate Partner Violence (commonly referred to as dating, domestic, or relationship violence) is defined as verbal, physical, or emotional violence or abuse between those who are involved in, or have been involved in, an intimate interaction or relationship.​

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