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8/20/2019 William Allan Kritsonis, PhD-Sexual Haressment Ppt
Sexual HarassmentSexual Harassment is a form of se( %iscrimination that is &rotecte%
un%er Title I0 of the 1%ucation Amen%ments of )#2"*
The U*S* De&artment of 1%ucation states that two ty&es ofse(ual harassment are reco'ni3e% un%er the law4
Quid pro quo harassment- when a teacher or school em&loyee
causes a stu%ent to believe that he or she must &artici&ate in anyunwelcome se(ual con%uct for fear that he or she may be e(clu%e%from a school activity or that the em&loyee will ma5e e%ucational%ecisions base% on whether or not the stu%ent succumbs to theunwante% se(ual con%uct*
Hostile Environment- a situation in which the se(ual harassment is
so severe an% consistent that it interferes with the stu%ent6s ability to&artici&ate in or benefit from an e%ucational &ro'ram, or creates anenvironment in which the stu%ent is fearful an% intimi%ate% by the&er&etrator*
8/20/2019 William Allan Kritsonis, PhD-Sexual Haressment Ppt
Un%er fe%eral law, sexual misconduct becomes sexual abuse when the
&er&etrator7
)! causes a &erson to en'a'e in a se(ual act throu'hthreatenin' a &erson or causin' fear in the &erson or
"! en'a'es in a se(ual act with a &erson who iseither a! unable to un%erstan% the nature of the act orone who is b! &hysically inca&able of %eclinin'&artici&ation in the act or is unable to communicatetheir unwillin'ness to &artici&ate in the se(ual act*
8/20/2019 William Allan Kritsonis, PhD-Sexual Haressment Ppt
While loo5in' at the characteristics of offen%ers, s&ecific casesinvolvin' se(ual harassment, an% the &rotection that Title I0offers 'ives a 'reat %eal of information on the to&ic of se(ualharassment by teachers, ste&s nee% to be ta5en at the schoolan% %istrict level to e%ucate% stu%ents an% teachers on se(ual
harassment* Stu%ents nee% to have a safe &lace to 'o to re&ortse(ual harassment by teachers without the fear of retribution orembarrassment* Teachers nee% to4 )! un%erstan% the seriousness of such actions an% shoul%
un%er'o s&ecific trainin' %urin' teacher in;service %ays thata%%ress the conse=uences of such behavior an%
"! to be aware of the warnin' si'ns that a stu%ent issufferin' from se(ual abuse from a teacher*
8/20/2019 William Allan Kritsonis, PhD-Sexual Haressment Ppt
)! a teacher e(hibitin' overly affectionatebehavior towar%s a stu%ent
"! a teacher en'a'in' in ina&&ro&riate or non;
e%ucation relate% contact with a stu%entsuch as a teacher havin' stu%ent6s over totheir house or 'oin' to activities outsi%e ofschool that are not relate% to the e%ucationof the stu%ent
! a teacher usin' ina&&ro&riate se(ualcomments or actions such as tellin' se(ual >o5es or touchin' a stu%ent6s bo%y or hair*
8/20/2019 William Allan Kritsonis, PhD-Sexual Haressment Ppt