48 It is a priority of TAMUS to provide an academic and work environment free from sexual harassment. The A&M system and its members prohibits sexual and gender-based harassment and interpersonal violence on its campuses and other property, as well as in connection with its programs and activities. The A&M System and the University?s Civil Rights compliance Regulation and Rule prohibit sexual and gender-based harassment, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence, stalking, retaliation, and complicity (collectively, ?Prohibited Conduct?). The University encourages all members of the University community, in Laredo or RELLIS, to report any such conduct and will investigate and address complaints in a prompt, fair, and impartial manner. To that end, the University further prohibits any form of retaliation against a person who participates in proceedings under the policy. In accordance with federal law, The Texas A&M University System Regulation-Civil Rights Compliance, and Texas A&M International University Rule-Civil Rights Complaint and Appeal Process, and TAMUS-RELLIS System Rule on Civil Rights prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex including the crimes sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking (as those terms are defined for the purposes of the Clery Act), and/or related retaliation. The following are statements of policy that address discrimination, harassment (including non-consensual sexual contact, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, quid pro quo and hostile environment sexual harassment), complicity, and retaliation as prohibited conduct. The policies apply whether the prohibited conduct occurs on or off campus and when it is reported to the University. The full text of the University?s prohibition on threats and violence by students is explained in the TAMIU and RELLIS Student Handbooks. The rights, responsibilities, and prohibitions of workplace violence for employees are determined in a multi-layered approach as directed by The Texas A&M University System through the issuance of TAMUS Policies and Regulations and by the University through the issuance of TAMIU Rules and Procedures.
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