Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment K-12

Educators at all levels will benefit from this informative guide on peer student harassment. This type of harassment affects 70-90% of all students and violates federal and state law. It makes students feel unsafe and affects their ability to learn. It is a form of sexual bullying, often unnoticed, despite its pervasiveness and it occurs more frequently than "traditional" bullying, which affects 30% of students.

With more than 700 specific strategies and solutions to use in the classroom, school, and community, this book covers just about everything that educators need, providing a comprehensive and detailed blueprint for an overall plan and policy to prevent and deal with peer harassment, such as how to:

·assess the extent of peer harassment
·inform everyone about the issue and what needs to be done
·develop and evaluate a training program, including targeted training for specific groups
·deal with video and computer harassment
·plan and conduct an investigation, including how to assess credibility
·develop educational programs for students
·encourage students to report peer harassment
·resolve complaints informally and formally
·keep records
·write a letter of resolution to students and families
·plan and conduct an investigation, including how to assess credibility
·create a positive environment in the classroom
·engage families and communities in school harassment issues

This book is crucial for administrators, teachers, and parents.

Bernice Resnick Sandler, senior scholar, Women's Research and Education Institute, Washington DC, is a pioneer in developing strategies for educational equity for women and girls. She has a long list of "firsts," including the first reports on campus sexual harassment, gang rape, student-to-student sexual harassment, and the chilly classroom climate; and played a major role in the development and passage of Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions. She has given over 2500 presentations and has written extensively about gender equity.

Harriett M. Stonehill is an educator and administrator who serves as director of the Megaskills Education Center in Washington, DC. She has trained Megaskills Leaders in 48 states and internationally, involving schools, community organizations, corporations and educators. She has coauthored comprehensive training guides with Dorothy Rich for training programs that build teacher/parent partnerships and is a noted speaker and contributor to journals. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of the District of Columbia.