The process of consultation
concerning harassment

steps tonconsultatio

You feel you have beenharassed

get in contact with a counselor
through the consultation desk

Do not keep suﬀering alone ‒ talkto a member of the committee.
If you feel you have been harassed, have the courage
to directly tell the person involved something like “Ihate that” or “That hurts”. Sometimes nothing else isneeded to settle the problem.
If you are not able to do this, or if the problem remains

A complaint concerning harassment can be accepted at
any time. Anonymous consultations are accepted, too.
We keep all the information strictly conﬁdential andyour privacy is guaranteed. Feel at ease and consultus!

A report will be made to the Hakuoh University
Harassment Prevention Committee
An investigation of the details, an interview
with the other party, a conﬁrmation of facts, asettlement acceptable for both parties ect.
will take place. (2)As the need arises, measures to solve the problem
will be taken.
(1) If you do not want to demand a concrete
response from the other party the procedureﬁnishes with the interview. Also, in the case ofharassment between students, the students
affairs ofﬁce and the student committee will
accept your consultation.

we will support you

unsettled, don’t keep worrying about it; instead,promptly visit the consultation desk of the university.

Have a consultation with a counselor. (1)In the case that you want to demand aconcrete response from the other party:
see next step

Do not keep suffering alone – talk to us.

Stop
CampusHarassment

consultation desk
General Affairs Department /educational department student affairs ofﬁce /room for health careconsultation desk mail address

stop-ha@fc.hakuoh.ac.jp

This mail address connects to the chairperson of the(2) If as a result of the committees’ investigation
there is no case of harassment, you will beinformed about this outcome. As the need arises
further measures will be taken.

Harassment Prevention Committee. Generally, theWithout your approval nobody
will ﬁnd out about the content
of your consultation except theparties concerned.

of the chairperson and the committee members on

staff members adhering to the Harassment
Prevention Committee are in charge of theharassment consultations. You can verify the namesthe homepage of Hakuoh University, in the “Stopharassment” section.
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Hakuoh University Harassment
Prevention CommitteeOur promise
It is our aim to create a harassment-freeenvironment and to make our campus aplace where students, teachers, andstaff-members can study, research and workat their ease.
In order to give relief from harm byharassment and to resolve problems related
to it, we have set up a consultation desk todeal with any problems promptly and in anappropriate way.
We will respect the personal rights and theprivacy of the person who wants aconsultation and we will keep strictly
conﬁdential the things you conﬁded to us in
the process of problem-solving.

What is harassment?
“Harassment” is the English word for「嫌がらせ」. It
means to hurt a person’s feeling or to cause adisadvantage to somebody by the use of certain
language or behaviour and to cause problems in aperson’s educational or working environment.
There are basically three types of harassment:

sexual harassment
academic harassment
power harassment“Sexual harassment” means the offensive use of
sex-related language or behaviour that hurts thefeelings of a person, brings discomfort to a person,puts a person at a disadvantage, and upsets his or
her educational or working environment.
“Academic harassment” occurs when a person in theﬁeld of education and research abuses his superior
status by inappropriate language, behaviour,guidance or treatment which interferes with astudents studies or research efforts and leads to a
deterioration of the the educational andresearch-related environment.
“Power harassment” occurs when a person in aposition of authority transgresses the limits of theirrightful professional duties and harms anotherperson’s feelings or dignity by language or behaviour
which in turn causes the deterioration of the correct
professional atmosphere in the place of work.
In the case of sexual harassment students, teachersand staff members could be a harasser or the victim
of harassment.
Academic harassment occurs mainly between
students and teachers, whereas power harassment ismainly a problem between members of the school
personnel.

Some cases of harassment
Harassment occurs when the the personal rights ofsomebody are not respected sufﬁciently, be it bygender discrimination or abuse of by a person in ahigher status.
Even if somebody has no intention to do any harm, if
a person’s feelings are hurt, it can result inharassment. The following examples of behaviour are
likely to be regarded as harassment.

Examples of sexual harassment
to ask questions about sexual experiences
to intentionally spread rumours with sexual content
to persistently invite somebody, against his or
her will, to have dinner or to have a dateto put up obscene posters at places where they
can be seen by people

Examples of academic harassment
Without good reason, to restrict someone’sattendance at a lecture or a seminar
Without good reason, to neglect giving guidanceor advice, or to not accept someone’s report or essay

Examples of power harassment
To transgress the limits of guidance byrepeatedly shouting at or reprimanding somebody
Using one’s professional authority to intentionallydisregard a person.