Definitions

Discriminatory Harassment

Discriminatory Harassment is severe and/or pervasive, unwelcome behavior that creates an environment that intimidates, or is hostile or offensive to, a person or persons because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or sexual orientation (discrimination based on sex or sexual orientation also is covered by the College Sexual Misconduct Policy), age, or disability. This behavior interferes with the ability of the person or persons to function in their academic, work, or social life. The campus will not tolerate discriminatory harassment.

Bias Incident

A bias incident is any intentional or unintentional act or behavior directed toward an individual or group based on any facet of the individual’s or group’s identities. Bias incidents may take the form of, but are not limited to:

Graffiti or signs
Threatening physical and digital communications
Written or verbal slurs or threats
Telephone harassment
Confrontation, physical or verbal
Gestures
Physical injury
Damage to property

Hate Crime

A hate crime is criminal conduct motivated by hatred, bias, or prejudice, based on actual or perceived protected class status as defined by relevant state and federal laws including race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, veteran, or disability status.

Examples include verbal threats of violence, physical attacks, property damage, etc., against a protected class of people.

Ohio Law

2927.12 Ethnic intimidation

No person shall violate section 2903.21, 2903.22, 2909.06, or 2909.07, or division (A)(3), (4), or (5) of section 2917.21 of the Revised Code by reason of the race, color, religion, or national origin of another person or group of persons.
Whoever violates this section is guilty of ethnic intimidation. Ethnic intimidation is an offense of the next higher degree than the offense the commission of which is a necessary element of ethnic intimidation.

Target Person(s)

Individuals or groups who believe or perceive that they have been the victim of a bias incident and/or hate crime based on protected class status as defined by state and federal laws including race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, veteran, or disability status. Any individual or group can be targeted.

If you are currently in need of medical, police, psychological or emergency services immediately call the Marietta College Police Department at (740) 376-3333 or call 911.