From: ACLUGPC@aol.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 15:52:28 -0500
To: corwin+@cmu.edu
Subject: Re: ACLU and EEOC

ACLU position:

Just so there is no misunderstanding about my position, it is as
follows: Application of EEOC standards in the CMU workplace is not
only permissible, but indeed is legally required. Please note that the
EEOC's vague "hostile work environment" standard has been narrowed by
Supreme Court decisions to give free speech some protection. Of
course, when I say that application of the standard in the workplace
is acceptable, I mean the narrowed version.

Our real concern is with application of the vague and broad standard
outside of the workplace. If, as Scott assures me, the standard will
not be applied outside of the workplace, then the ACLU has no
objection. If it is applied outside of the workplace, then the
concerns expressed in my November 29 letter are pertinent. A more
narrowly tailored and specific policy to combat sexual harassment
should be enacted. My letter to CMU suggests one possible approach.

I apologize if the letter created confusion. My intention was quite
the contrary. Vic Walczak