falsely claiming an academic credential, or falsely accusing any per- son of misconduct. (7) Harassment. The term "harassment" or "discriminatory harass- ment" means unwelcome and objectively offensive conduct, including verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct, that is directed at a person because of such person's protected status and that is sufficiently ((serious)) severe, pervasive, or persistent as to ((deny or limit)) have the effect of denying, limiting, or unreasonably interfering with the ability of a student to participate in or benefit from the univer- sity's educational program, or that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for any campus community member(s). Protected status includes a person's actual or perceived race, color, national origin, gender, disability, or other status protected by law. See "Sexual misconduct" for the definition of "sexual harassment." (8) Hazing. "Hazing" includes any initiation into a student or- ganization or any pastime or amusement engaged in with respect to such an organization that causes or is likely to cause the destruction or removal of public or private property or that causes or is likely to cause bodily danger or physical harm, or serious mental or emotional harm, to any student or other person. (9) Personal offenses. The term "personal offense" is an offense against the safety or security of any person and includes physical as- sault, reckless endangerment, physical or verbal abuse, threats, in- timidation, ((harassment, bullying, stalking,)) invasion of privacy, or other similar conduct that harms any person, or that is reasonably perceived as threatening the health or safety of any person, or that has the purpose or effect of unlawfully interfering with any person's rights. The term includes personal offenses committed by electronic means. (10) Property violations. The term "property violation" includes the theft, misappropriation, unauthorized use or possession, vandal- ism, or other nonaccidental damaging or destruction of university property or the property of another person. Property for purposes of this subsection includes computer passwords, access codes, identifica- tion cards, personal financial account numbers, other confidential personal information, intellectual property, and university trade- marks. (11) Relationship violence. The term "relationship violence" in- cludes "domestic violence" and "intimate partner violence." (a) Domestic violence. The term "domestic violence" means the in- fliction of physical harm, bodily injury, or assault (or the objec- tively reasonable fear of such harm, injury, or assault), or stalking, perpetrated against a current or former spouse or intimate partner, current or former cohabitant, a person with whom one shares a child in common, or a person with whom one resides, including roommates. (b) Intimate partner violence. The term "intimate partner vio- lence," also known as dating violence, means the infliction of physi- cal harm, bodily injury, or assault (or the objectively reasonable fear of such harm, injury, or assault), or stalking, perpetrated by a person against another with whom one is or has been in a social rela- tionship of a romantic or intimate nature. The existence of such a re- lationship will be determined based on consideration of the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of in- teraction between the persons involved in the relationship. (12) Retaliation. The term "retaliation" means harming, threaten- ing, intimidating, coercing, or taking adverse action of any kind against a person because such person reported an alleged violation of [ 4 ] OTS-3396.3
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