It is a violation of the College’s policy and may be a violation of both state and federal law for any employee, student, faculty, staff, administrator, trustee, volunteer, or non-College of Idaho employee to harass or discriminate against any other employee or student on the basis of sex, race, color, age, religion, disability, national origin, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, status with regard to pregnancy or any other basis protected by law (“Protected Class Bias/Harassment”). Verbal or physical conduct that may constitute bias or harassment includes, but is not limited to: actions; words; flirtations; advances; propositions; verbal abuse; jokes; slurs; epithets; symbols; graffiti; exclusionary practices; physical threats; negative stereotyping; verbal commentaries or degrading words used to describe an individual based on an individual’s sex, race, color, age, religion, disability, national origin, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, status with regard to pregnancy or any other basis protected by law
Any inquiries with respect to harassment or discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or status with regard to pregnancy should be directed to Jodi Nafzger, The College of Idaho’s Title IX Coordinator ([email protected] / (208) 459-5139).
Any inquiries with respect to other Protected Class Bias/Harassment should be directed to The College’s Bias Assessment & Response Team (BART) ([email protected]), and/or if the matter involves an employee of the College or relates to a student’s conduct as an employee, to Nancy Johnson-Cassulo, Director of Human Resources ([email protected] / (208) 459-5680).
