Human Resources

Sex or gender-based stalking is defined as repetitive and/or menacing pursuit, following, harassment, contact, and/or interference with the peace and/or safety of a member of the community on the basis of sex or gender; or the safety of any of their immediate family members.

Some examples of stalking include:

• Non-consensual communication through social media, text message, emails, or phone calls.
• Use of technology to stalk:
  • Persistently sending unwanted communication through the internet, such as spamming someone’s email inbox or social media platform.
  • Posting threatening or personal information about someone on public internet forums
  • Video-voyeurism, or installing video cameras that give the stalker access to someone’s personal life.
  • Using GPS or other software tracking systems to monitor someone without their knowledge or consent.
  • Using someone’s computer and/or spyware to track their computer activity.
• Repeatedly being in the same place, physically/visually without cause, such as waiting for someone outside of a class/dormitory, following someone, or watching someone from a distance.
• Making threats against someone or their loved ones.
• Other behaviors used to harass, track or control another person.