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DoDI 1020.04, June 30, 2020 (16) Bullying.

b. Unlawful harassing conduct may include, but is not limited to:

(1) Unlawful discriminatory harassment.

(2) Sexual harassment.

(3) Stalking.

3.3. MEANS OF HARASSMENT.

Harassment can be oral, visual, written, physical, or electronic. Harassment can occur through electronic communications, including social media, other forms of communication, and in person.

3.4. BEHAVIOR THAT IS NOT HARASSMENT.

Activities or actions undertaken for a proper military or governmental purpose, such as combat survival training, assignment of work related to the duties and responsibilities of the employee, and performance counseling, are not harassing behaviors. Moreover, this policy prohibiting harassment is not a “general civility code.” Behavior that is rude, ignorant, abrasive, or unkind, but does not adversely affect the work environment as described in Paragraph 3.1, is not harassment. Rh