Monday, September 20, 2004
There is a University, with which I may or may not be affiliated, that has a very comprehensive anti-harassment policy, a copy of which I may or may not have been recently emailed.
The gist of the policy is that you can no longer write or speak on university grounds.
There will be no teasing other students whose wives (or husbands) make them skip the happy hour to go home, because marital status is protected. And in case you were wondering, although national origin is protected, regional or local origin is not, so it is still acceptable to make fun of Rochester.
The gist of the policy is that you can no longer write or speak on university grounds.
Prohibited harassment is conduct based on race, gender, color, religion, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, or any other legally protected status.
Examples of such prohibited conduct when based upon a legally protected status include, but are not limited to:There are no listed exceptions for artistic, scientific, or political speech. I seriously hope no students or professors intend on insulting or mocking George W. Bush on the basis of his role as Commander-in-Chief, because unfortunately, his military status is a legally protected status. I likewise hope that no one affiliated with the university intends on degrading or ridiculing John Kerry because of his being in Vietnam, because veterans are a protected status.
- Verbal abuse or hostile behavior such as insulting, teasing, mocking, degrading or ridiculing another person or group;
There will be no teasing other students whose wives (or husbands) make them skip the happy hour to go home, because marital status is protected. And in case you were wondering, although national origin is protected, regional or local origin is not, so it is still acceptable to make fun of Rochester.
