Sexual Harassment Policy
It is the policy of Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary that harassment of personnel or students, whether by faculty, staff, or students on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, sex, or age is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Harassment can take many forms, verbal and visual, as well as physical.
Sexual harassment has been defined by government agencies as follows:
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when (1) submission to such conduct is made whether explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual, or (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's working environment.
The Seminary will take prompt corrective action when it becomes aware of harassment. Anyone who is found, after investigation, to have engaged in harassment will be subject to appropriate sanctions up to and including termination of student status or employment.
Any member of the Seminary community, faculty, staff or student, who feels that he or she has been the subject of harassment should notify his or her supervisor, the Dean of Students or the Chief Financial Officer immediately.