Sexual Harassment Training Seminars
In our Sexual Harassment Awareness
training seminars your employees will learn and apply
the important skills of handling sexual harassment issues
and complaints. This hands on seminar thoroughly addresses
the elements of how to
prevent unacceptable
behavior. The seminar includes a detailed
overview of what sexual
harassment is, explains legal definitions, discusses sexual
harassment prevention, and shows how to handle sexual
harassment complaints and maintain a positive work
environment.
For more information about individual sexual harassment
training seminars please complete
this form. Once the form is received one of our
consultants will provide you with a confidential proposal
that will include a detailed description of the training
seminar and the costs for conducting it.
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training:
Sexual Harassment Seminar - Harassment in Schools
Sexual harassment is unwelcome behavior -- of a sexual nature -- that makes you feel uncomfortable, fearful or powerless, and interferes with your schoolwork. Sexual harassment can happen to anyone -- male or female, student or adult employee.
Types of Sexual Harassment
Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment: "Quid pro quo" means "this for that." An example of this form of sexual harassment occurs if a teacher (or any school employee) stipulates that your grade (or participation on a team, in a play, etc.) will be based on whether you submit to unwelcome sexual conduct. This abuse of authority is illegal regardless of whether you refuse sexual demands or submit to them.
Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment: Verbal, physical or visual forms of harassment, that are sexual in nature, "sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive" and unwelcome fall under the category of Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment. A single, severe incident, such as a sexual assault, could create a hostile environment. More commonly, a "hostile environment" is created by a series of incidents.
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Sexual Harassment at School
Sexual harassment in schools is illegal under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in schools receiving federal funds. This law applies to all school-sponsored activities -- athletics, field trips, extracurricular programs, and bus or school-sponsored transportation.
Title IX protects all students, male or female, from two types of Sexual Harassment: (1) quid pro quo and (2) hostile environment.
What should I do if I am being sexually harassed at school?
If you are being sexually harassed, you are already aware of how humiliating, embarrassing or frightening an experience it can be. You are protected against this kind of behavior by Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. There are steps you can take to bring an end to sexual harassment some you take on your own, and others you take with adults who are both willing and required, by law, to help you.
1. Do not ignore the sexual harassment.
2. Tell or write the person who's harassing you to STOP. It may not always be clear to your harasser that the behavior is unwelcome. If you're able, tell the person directly--or write in a letter--that you don't like his or her behavior and that you want it to stop. In a situation where you are afraid to address a harasser directly, you'll need to involve your parents and/or school officials.
3. Talk to someone you trust about how you're feeling. Friends, a trusted teacher, siblings and parents can all be helpful in giving you loving support as well as ideas for how to stop the harassment.
4. Inform your teacher, counselor or school principal that you are being sexually harassed. (Either you or your parents can bring the situation to their attention.) The school has a legal responsibility to respond to sexual harassment of its students.
5. Ask to see your school's sexual harassment policy. Schools are required to have a "Title IX" or sexual harassment policy. This policy should outline the proper steps or procedures you should take, and those THEY will take, in response to sexual harassment. Many schools include this policy in their student handbook. The school office should also have a copy of this policy readily available for you to read.
6. Find out who your school's Title IX officer is and contact him or her. Schools are required to identify a "Title IX" officer, at their school or at the school district, who responds to questions and complaints about sexual harassment. Some schools (or districts) have two appointed Title IX officers -one male and one female- in case students find it more comfortable reaching out to an adult of a particular gender.
7. If nothing happens after complaining to school officials, you can contact the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights and file a complaint against the school. (You can also file a complaint against the school in either state or federal court.)
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