Statement of Policy

It is a violation of PLU policy for any member of the PLU community (faculty, staff, student, volunteer) to engage in any conduct defined in this policy as Prohibited Conduct including without limitation Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct, Dating Violence or Domestic Violence (“Relationship Violence”) and Stalking, whether or not it occurs on campus. This policy is intended to meet the requirements of applicable federal and state laws. Nothing in this policy restricts any rights that would otherwise be protected from government action by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, deprives a person of the rights that would otherwise be protected from government action under the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, or restrict any other rights guaranteed against government action by the U.S. Constitution. If this policy becomes inconsistent with any applicable law, it is the University’s intent to update policies to be consistent with applicable laws.