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Texas A&M University Title IX Cumulative Student Sanctioning Matrix*

*Behavioral examples identified in the matrix are not intended to represent an exhaustive listing of prohibited conduct.

  • Sexual Harassment
  • Stalking
  • Dating or Domestic Abuse
  • Sexual Exploitation
  • Sex-based Misconduct
  • Sexual Assault
  • Retaliation
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Category: Sexual Harassment

Review the Definition of Sexual Harassment

Stage 1

Reprimand, Restrictions & Review

  • Severe, persistent, and objectively offensive sexual innuendos, jokes, remarks, questions, gestures, and/or gifts of a sexual nature.
  • Display of sexually explicit visual material.
  • Unwelcome kissing or non-fondling sexual touching.
Stage 2

Probation

Any one or the combination of Stage 1 behaviors, plus:

  • A behavior from another category.
  • Offering to trade an education benefit for a date or sexual favors.
Stage 3

Suspension

Any one or the combination of Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 behaviors, plus a behavior from another category.

Stage 4

Expulsion

Any one or the combination of Stage 1, Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 behaviors, plus a behavior from another category.

Category: Stalking

Review the Definition of Stalking

Stage 1

Reprimand, Restrictions & Review

  • Repeated, unsolicited phone calls, emails, texts, and/or gifts to another person and/or their family/household.
  • Repeatedly following another person or conducting surveillance of another person and/or their family/household.
Stage 2

Probation

Any one or combination of Stage 1 behaviors, plus:

  • Second violation of stalking.
  • Repeated, unsolicited visits to another person’s home, business, and/or class, and/or that of their family/household.
  • Repeated, unsolicited contact or attempts to contact via social media.
  • Assuming another’s identity in order to make contact with complainant.
Stage 3

Suspension

Any one or combination of Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 behaviors, plus a behavior from another category.

Stage 4

Expulsion

Any one or combination of Stage 1, Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 behaviors.

Category: Dating or Domestic Violence

Review the Definition of Dating and Domestic Violence

Stage 1

Reprimand, Restrictions & Review

Intimidation: using actions, gestures, and tone of voice to indicate a threat of violence.

Stage 2

Probation

Any one or combination of Stage 1 behaviors, plus:

  • Preventing complainant from calling for help.
  • Destruction of property.
  • Physical abuse: Pushing, shoving, hair-pulling, scratching, and/or hitting.
Stage 3

Suspension

Any one or combination of Stage 2 behaviors, plus:

  • Displaying weapons, and/or throwing objects at a person with potential to injure.
Stage 4

Expulsion

Any one or combination of Stage 1, Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 behaviors.

Category: Sexual Exploitation

Review the Definition of Sexual Exploitation

Stage 1

Reprimand, Restrictions & Review

  • Viewing of nudity or engaging in sexual behaviors without attempts to shield others.
  • Allowing others to observe sexual activity without the other person’s consent.
Stage 2

Probation

Any one or combination of Stage 1 behaviors, plus:

  • Taking or transmitting images or videos of another person in a sexual, intimate, or private act without that person’s consent.
  • Distributing sexual or intimate images or recordings of another person without that person’s consent.
  • Collecting, creating, viewing, and/or distributing child pornography/sexual images of those under 18.
Stage 3

Suspension

Any one or combination of Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 behaviors, plus:

  • Engaging in sexual activity while knowingly infected with an STD without the other person’s knowledge.
  • Indecent exposure.
Stage 4

Expulsion

Any one or combination of Stage 1, Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 behaviors, plus:

  • Prostituting another person

Category: Sex-based Misconduct

Review the Definition of Sex-based Misconduct

Stage 1

Reprimand, Restrictions & Review

  • Severe, persistent, or pervasive sexual innuendos, jokes, remarks, questions, gestures, and/or gifts of a sexual nature.
  • Display of sexually explicit visual material.
  • Unwelcome kissing or non-fondling sexual touching.
  • Allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and/or stalking based sex that are dismissed from the Title IX process under 08.01.01, Section 4.2.10(d) and (e).
Stage 2

Probation

Any one or combination of Stage 1 behaviors, plus a behavior from another category, plus:

  • Offering to trade an education benefit for a date or sexual favors.
Stage 3

Suspension

Any one or combination of Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 behaviors.

Stage 4

Expulsion

Any one or combination of Stage 1, Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 behaviors.

Category: Sexual Assault

Review the Definition of Sexual Abuse

Stage 2

Probation

Fondling of breasts, groin, genitals or buttocks above or below clothing.

Stage 3

Suspension

A Stage 2 behaviors and/or:

  • Oral sex.
  • Penetration (by sex organs).
  • Penetration (by means other than sex organs).
  • Incest.
  • Statutory rape.
Stage 4

Expulsion

Any one or combination of Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 behaviors with predation.

Category: Retaliation

Review the Definition of Retaliation

Stage 2

Probation

Threats in retaliation for reporting sexual misconduct, dating/domestic violence, and/or stalking.

Stage 3

Suspension

A Stage 2 behaviors and/or:

  • Intimidation or physical abuse in retaliation for reporting sexual misconduct, dating/domestic violence, and/or stalking.
Stage 4

Expulsion

Any one or combination of Stage 2 and/or Stage 3 behaviors.

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