She dreads going to work and is finding it harder and harder to keep herself motivated because of the situation. Students in a graduate seminar know that the professor is in a sexual relationship with one of their classmates. Although professor and student try to be discreet about their relationship, the other students notice the special attention their classmate receives. They feel their classmate has an unfair advantage and they resent it. Sexual harassment of the type outlined in the third part of the definition can be as devastating as harassment of the first or second type.
Victims often feel reluctant to go to work or class.
They may have trouble concentrating, which could affect their work or academic performance and could contribute to accidents. Health problems, including tension headaches and stress-related complications to existing illnesses, sometimes result. Academic freedom is broadly defined to include all members of Southern Polytechnic community-students, faculty, administrators, and all other employees. It is recognized that academic freedom is not a license for a single group or person to act without regard for another. Rather, true academic freedom requires an environment in which no person is intimated, exploited, or coerced.