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derogatory or degrading  remarks  concerning members of a par cular  race,  ancestry, place of origin,  colour, ethnic origin,  ci zenship,  creed,  sex,  sexual  orienta on, age,  family  status, marital  status, gender expression, gender  iden ty,  or disability;  

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degrading words used  to describe a person; 

the display of offensive material; or  verbal abuse, bullying, or  threats. 

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2.   What  is Sexual Harassment?  “Sexual harassment” means engaging  in a  course of  vexa ous  comment or  conduct against an  individual because of  sex,  sexual orienta on, gender  iden ty or gender expression which  is known  or ought  reasonably  to be  known  to be unwelcome.  It  further  includes making a  sexual  solicita on or advance where  the person making  the  solicita on or advance  is  in a posi on  to  confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement  to  the  individual and knows or ought  reasonably  to know  that  the  solicita on or advance  is unwelcome. Sexual harassment may  involve one or a  series of  incidents of unwelcome  sexual advances,  requests  for  sexual  favours, or other  verbal or  physical  conduct  that  is either  sexual or homophobic  in nature, where:  (i) such conduct might reasonably be expected to cause insecurity, discomfort,  offence or humilia on to the person to whom such comment or conduct is  directed; or  (ii) submission to such conduct is made implicitly or explicitly a condi on for the  provision of professional  services; or  (iii) submission to such conduct is made implicitly or explicitly a condi on of  employment or a  condi on of  scholas c evalua on; or  (iv) submission to or rejec on of such conduct is used as a basis for any scholas c  decision; or  (v) such conduct has the purpose or the effect of interfering with a student's  scholas c performance or crea ng an in mida ng, hos le or offensive  environment at Havergal.  Types of behaviour which  cons tute  sexual harassment  include, but are not  limited  to:  (i) sexist  jokes  causing embarrassment;  (ii) sexually degrading words used  to describe a person;  (iii) the display of  sexually offensive material;  (iv) sexually  sugges ve or obscene  comments or gestures;  (v) unwelcome  inquiries or  comments about a person's  sex  life;  (vi) unwelcome  sexual advances or proposi ons; 

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