Sex-Based Stalking is engaging in a course of conduct, on the basis of sex (including actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, identity, or expression), directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety, or the safety of others; or suffer substantial emotional distress. For the purposes of this definition:
(1) Course of conduct means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts in which the Respondent directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with a person’s property.
(2) Reasonable person means a reasonable person under similar circumstances and with similar identities to the Complainant.
(3) Substantial emotional distress means significant mental suffering or anguish that may but does not necessarily require medical or other professional treatment or counseling.
Stalking is prohibited conduct under the University’s Sex Based Misconduct Policy EP 1.204 (effective February 1, 2023).