(1) As used in this chapter, "sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, sexually motivated physical contact, or other verbal or physical conduct or communication of a sexual nature between two or more individuals if:
(a) Submission to that conduct or communication is made a term or condition, either explicitly or implicitly, of obtaining an education or employment;
(b) Submission to or rejection of that conduct or communication by an individual is used as a factor in decisions affecting that individual's education or employment; or
(c) That conduct or communication has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's educational or work performance, or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational or work environment.
(2) For the purpose of this definition, sexual harassment may include conduct or communication that involves adult to student, student to adult, student to student, adult to adult, male to female, female to male, male to male, and female to female.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.640.020
and 28A.642.020. WSR 14-23-072, § 392-190-056, filed 11/18/14, effective 12/19/14; WSR 11-09-024, § 392-190-056, filed 4/13/11, effective 5/14/11. Statutory Authority: 1994 c 213. WSR 94-23-043 (Order 94-14), § 392-190-056, filed 11/10/94, effective 12/11/94.]