Inappropriate Conduct

Inappropriate conduct can be categorized as nonverbal, verbal, physical, and abusive. Click each item below to reveal examples of inappropriate conduct.

+ Nonverbal

+ Verbal

+ Physical

+ Abusive

Nonverbal

Examples of inappropriate nonverbal conduct may include but is not limited to the following: Items and materials put on display, such as sexually explicit screensavers, posters, pictures, magazines, clothing, figurines, toys, video games, and electronic communications; as well as sexually suggestive gestures, staring, and leering.

Verbal

Examples of inappropriate verbal conduct may include but is not limited to the following: Sexual jokes, remarks, and innuendos. Inappropriate comments about one’s sexuality, sexual sounds, whistles, and catcalls.

Physical

Examples of inappropriate physical conduct may include but is not limited to the following: Inappropriate touching, patting, rubbing, groping, stroking, bumping, or brushing against someone, impeding or blocking a person’s movements.

Abusive

Examples of abusive conduct may include but is not limited to the following: Repeated verbal abuse, such as the use of derogatory remarks, insults, and epithets. Verbal or physical conduct that a reasonable person would find threatening, intimidating, or humiliating, or the sabotage or undermining of a person's work performance.