Definitions:

Unlawful Harassment (Other Than Sexual Harassment): verbal or physical conduct that disparages or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual because of that person’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability and which:
1. Has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational environment, or
2. Has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s educational performance.
Harassing conduct or behavior includes, but is not limited to, epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping, or threatening, intimidating or hostile acts that relate to race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability. This includes jokes or pranks that are hostile or demeaning with regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability. Harassing conduct may also include written or graphic material that disparages or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual or group because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability, and that is displayed on walls, bulletin boards, computers, or other locations, or otherwise circulated in College Community in any format.
Unlawful Discrimination: the denial of benefits or admission to the College or to any of its programs or activities, either academic or nonacademic, curricular or extracurricular, because of race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, or disability.
Unlawful Retaliation: unfavorable action taken, unfavorable condition created, or other action taken by a student or employee for the purpose of intimidation that is directed toward a student because the student initiated an allegation of unlawful harassment/retaliation or participated in an investigation of an allegation.
Technical College System of Georgia: all work units and technical colleges under the governance of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia.
Employees: any individual employed in a full or part time capacity in any TCSG work unit or technical college.
Visitor: any third party (e.g. volunteer, vendor, contractor, member of the general public etc.) who conducts business or regularly interacts with a work unit or technical college.
Clinical Site: any off-campus location to which students or faculty are assigned for completion of program requirements including labs, internships, or practicums.
President: the chief executive officer responsible for the management and operation of the technical college where the accused violator is currently enrolled or employed.
Human Resources Director: the highest ranking employee responsible for the human resources function at a technical college or TCSG work unit.
Local Investigator: the individual(s) at the technical college who is responsible for the investigation of an unlawful harassment, discrimination and/or, retaliation complaint. Local investigators may be assigned based upon the subject matter of the complaint or their function within the organization.
Compliance Officer: the individual designated by the Commissioner to coordinate TCSG compliance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and other state and federal laws governing unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Section 504 Coordinator: an individual designated by the President of the College to ensure compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as Amended, and any other state and federal regulations governing disabilities; the responsibilities of the 504 Coordinator will include, but may not be limited to evaluating students requesting accommodations for a disability and ensuring equal access to facilities, services and programs.

Attachment 1: Policy 1.B. (see Statement of Equal Opportunity) Attachment 2: (see TCSG Usage Statement of Equal Opportunity)