The following conduct is prohibited by the CCBC Student Conduct policy:
Any unwelcome sexual advance, unwelcome request for sexual favors, or other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct
of a sexual nature when:
- submission to or rejection of such conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or
condition of an individual’s employment, evaluation of academic work, or participation in any aspect of a college program
or activity;
- submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for academic, employment,
activity or program participation-related decisions affecting an individual; or
- such conduct has the purpose or effect of
unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or academic performance, i.e., it is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create
an intimidating, hostile, humiliating, demeaning or sexually offensive working, academic, residential or social environment.
Any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.
Contact is any intentional sexual touching, however slight and with any object or body part, or exposure or disrobing of
another, that is without consent (as defined below) and/or by force or coercion. This includes intentional contact with breasts,
buttocks, groin, mouth or genitals, as well as any other intentional bodily contact that occurs in a sexual manner.
Intercourse is any sexual penetration or copulation, however slight and with any object or body part that is without consent
and/or by force or coercion. Intercourse includes anal or vaginal penetration by a penis, object, tongue or finger, and oral
copulation (mouth and genital/anal contact), no matter how slight the penetration or contact.
Taking non-consensual or abusive sexual advantage of an individual to benefit anyone other than the person being exploited.
Examples include: invading privacy, video or audio recording of sexual acts without consent, knowingly transmitting a
sexually transmitted infection (STI), sexually based stalking or bullying, or exposing one’s genitals.
Threatening to sexually assault another person; gender or sex-based stalking, including cyber-stalking; or engaging in
indecent exposure.
Violence or threat of violence between individuals in a personal and private social relationship of a romantic or intimate
nature. The existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the length of the relationship,
the type of the relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship
Violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner, by a person with whom a child is shared in common,
by a person cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the individual as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly
situated to a spouse, or by any other person similarly situated to a spouse or any other person against an adult or youth
protected from those acts by domestic or family violence laws of Maryland. Domestic violence includes threats or a pattern
of abusive behavior of a physical or sexual nature by one partner intended to control, intimidate, manipulate, humiliate,
frighten, coerce or injure the other
The repetitive and/or menacing pursuit, following, harassment, or other interference with the peace and/or safety of another
person or that of their immediate family members, including cyber-stalking.
The college will take steps to protect students and employees from reprisal by the respondent.