Definitions Harassment Harassment is defined in various sources such as case law, state legislation, sports organization and professional association codes of conduct and training manuals, corporation and workplace documents, and human rights commission materials. The following, however, presents a general overview. Any improper or inappropriate comment, action, or gesture directed toward a person or group that is related to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other personal characteristics. Harassment usually occurs when one person engages in abusive behavior or asserts unwarranted power or authority over another, whether intended or not. It includes, for example, name-calling, taunts, threats, belittling, unwelcome advances and requests for sexual favors, as well as undue pressure to perform or succeed.
Harassment includes child abuse.
A child is someone under the age of 18 or who has not attained the age of legal majority in the state in which he or she resides. This includes, for example, hitting, shaking, kicking, shoving a skater into the barrier, etc., as well as forcing an individual to skate when he or she is injured, or mandating excessive exercise as a form of punishment. It can include touching for the purpose of causing sexual arousal or gratification that involves a child, or forcing a child to pose for or watch pornographic materials. This includes, for example, rape, incest, fondling, exhibitionism, and sexual exploitation. It can include chronic attacks on a child's self-esteem.