Sexual
Harassment
Sexual
harassment is any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. It can include unwelcome
sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or
physical conduct of a sexual nature.
There
are two types of sexual harassment:
- Quid Pro
Quo: This means “this for that.” An example of this type of
sexual harassment would be, a teacher making a sexual demand as a condition
for a student receiving a good grade.
- Hostile Environment:
This occurs when unwelcomed sexual conduct is not a condition to a sexual
demand but creates an environment hostile to the student.
Sexual
harassment is against the law whether it happens at school or in the workplace.
Unfortunately, boys and girls are being sexually harassed at record numbers.
The 1993 American Association of University Women study “Hostile Hallways”
found that “85% of all girls and 76% of boys reported having been sexually
harassed in schools”.
Statistics:
- In a Minnesota
survey, 80% of students were aware of sexual harassment in their school:
- 58% reported
being harassed by a student
- 30% reported
being harassed by a teacher
- 9% reported
being harassed by an administrator
Both
state and federal laws prohibit sexual harassment in schools. Title IX of Educational
Amendments of 1972 and Wisconsin’s Pupil Nondiscrimination Law govern
harassment in a school setting.
Special
Note:
- Sexual harassment
is a serious issue
- Girls can
sexually harass other girls
- Boys can
sexually harass other boys
- No one deserves
to be sexually harassed
- It does not
matter if the harasser is only joking if the behavior is harmful to the
person receiving it
- Ignoring
sexual harassment, won’t make it go away
- There are
things you can do to STOP sexual harassment
For
more information on sexual harassment, please call Advocates of Ozaukee at
1-877-375-4034.