Sexual Harassment Policy
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Advantages — This policy will reduce and eliminate a lot of teasing and
touching presently existing in schools. School officials and teaching staff
will be responsible for carrying out this policy.
Disadvantages- Students may not always be trustworthy when reporting sexual
harassment and may get innocent students in trouble.
Class Opinion We feel that our policy does not violate the right of a person
beliefs. Like government, we are not to say someone believes about a
situation. Since our topic is about sexual harassment then the person should
be punished for dirty talk, writing, or other means. If a person sexually
harasses someone, it is not considered his/her freedom of speech Our policy
gives an equal chance to first time offenders, but if the problem becomes more
serious, the correct measures will be taken! It does not violate the privacy
of a person home at all. In extreme cases of sexual harassment the offender
will be taken to court. Our proposed policy simply says that if a person
breaks the rules then the person will be punished. It has nothing to do with
race , religion, age etc.
The Branches of Government that would be responsible for our proposed Policy
1. To put our policy into effect, we will first have to try to enforce this
policy in our school. To do this our class will have to take our policy to our administration.
2. If our policy is approved by the administration, we plan to take it to the
school board to have our policy considered for implementation as a district
wide policy
3. If we want to enforce our proposed policy throughout the country or state,
we would have to go to our governor or our state legislators.
These branches of government would be responsible for carrying out our policy
because the government is there to make our state a better place.
Definition of Sexual Harassment
1. Verbal Harassment or abuse
2. Subtle pressure for sexual activity
3. Persistent remarks about another person body
4. Physical Assault
Racial or sexual assault comments, notes or pictures made to demean a staff
member or student constitutes harassment.
School Policy Corrective Measures
Parent contact, conference, possible police report and suspension. Repeat
offenders-out of school suspension from 1 to 10 m days and possible expulsion
from the school district and court referral.
In the event of severe case of sexual harassment counseling will be
required.Possible corrective action for each type of Sexual harassment
Verbal:Contact both parents of both sides to decide what should be done
Persistent remarks about another persons body:
In house suspension, parent conference
Pressure forcing sexual activity:A suspension, length depending on
seriousness, and possible police report. Repeat offenders possible
expulsion.Sexual (physical) Assault:Suspension or expulsion, parent
conference, police report
Definition of sexual harassment by levels
1st Level
1.Whistling/ Catcalls?
2.Dirty Jokes
3.Sexual Pictures
4.Deliberate staring
5.Bumping and leaning
6.Blocking Path
7.Unwanted comments about your body
8.dirty notes
2nd level
1. Gestures Dirty notes
2. Unwanted comments about your body
3. Sexual Gossip
4. Vulgar Comments
5. Sexual Rumors
6. Touching Clothes, body
7. Joking about sexual orientation
3rd Level -Severe
1.Grabbing
2.Stalking
3. Threatening calls, letters, messages
4. Groping, shoving, touching
5. Demanding details of personal life
6.Sending Pornographic Material
7. Exposure
8. Cornering
9. Threatening Sexual Activity
– Policy written by Maria Kopicki’s 8th grade Studen