Sexual harassment is a violation of a person's privacy and dignity. It creates a hostile and intimidating work or learning environment, and it is illegal.

It is university policy that all employees and students have a right to work and learn in an environment free of discrimination, which encompasses freedom from sexual harassment. Stanton University prohibits sexual harassment of its employees and students in any form.

Sexually harassing conduct, whether physical or verbal, committed by supervisors, non-supervisory personnel or faculty members, is prohibited. This includes repeated offensive sexual flirtation, advances, propositions, continued or repeated abuse of a sexual nature, sexually-oriented humor, graphic-verbal comments about an individual's body or clothing, sexually-degrading words to describe an individual, the display in the workplace or learning environment of sexually-degrading objects or pictures and any undesired physical contact. Overwhelmingly, the victims of sexual harassment are women, however, men are also victims of sexual harassment by women, and same sex harassment occurs.

For students, sexual harassment occurs when it is indicated, explicitly or implicitly, that sexual interactions will have an effect on grades, performance evaluations, letters of recommendation, customary referrals or references. A sexual harassment experience can affect all aspects of a student's life. It can threaten a student's emotional well-being, impair academic progress and inhibit the attainment of career goals.

For employees, no supervisor shall threaten or insinuate, either explicitly or implicitly, that any employee's submission to or rejection of sexual activities will in any way influence any personnel decision regarding that employee's employment, evaluation, wages, advancement, assigned duties, shifts or any other condition of employment or career development.

Students, faculty or staff of Stanton University who believe that they have been subjected to any form of sexual harassment should promptly contact the Office of the Vice President regarding complaint resolution or grievance procedures.