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Discriminatory harassment is unwelcome verbal, written or physical conduct based on a person's actual or perceived race, color or national origin or other protected category that substantially or unreasonably interferes with an individual's academic performance; adversely affects the targeted individual's or others' learning opportunities; or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.

Examples of such conduct include:

• Offensive or degrading remarks, verbal abuse, or other hostile behavior such as insulting, teasing, mocking, degrading or ridiculing another person or group;
• Racial slurs, derogatory remarks about a person’s accent, or display of racially offensive symbols;
• Unwelcome or inappropriate physical contact, comments, questions, advances, jokes, epithets or demands; and
• Displays or electronic transmission of derogatory, demeaning or hostile materials.

When sanctioning, the offensiveness should be measured by its gravity, whether it is intended to be offensive and disrespectful, whether it is repeated even after the student engaging in the behavior has been clearly told that it is offensive to another, and by the effect the behavior has on the community and the student or students to whom it is directed.