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Books, Publications and Videos

Following is a sample of the many publications and educational

materials available. In some instances, information about the

contents is provided. Contact the organization listed for further

information. Cost information is not included.

1. General publications, books, manuals, articles,

and monographs

Office for Civil Rights; Sexual Harassment Guidance;

Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students,

or Third Parties; Notice, 62 Federal Register 12034 (March 13,

1997), U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights,

Washington, D.C. 800/421-3481, available at www.ed.gov/

offices/OCR or by calling 877/4ED-PUBS toll-free. The

Guidance provides educational institutions with information

regarding the standards that OCR uses, and that institutions

should use, to investigate and resolve allegations of sexual

harassment of students engaged in by school employees,

other students or third parties.

Racial Incidents and Harassment Against Students at

Educational Institutions; Investigative Guidance; Notice, 59

Federal Register 11448 (March 10, 1994), available at

www.ed.gov/offices/OCR or by calling 877/4ED-PUBS toll-free.

Explains the standards used by OCR in investigating and

resolving complaints of racial harassment.

Preventing Youth Hate Crime — A Manual for Schools and

Communities, U.S. Department of Education, Safe and DrugFree Schools Program, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington,

D.C. 20202, 202/260-3954. Available at www.ed.gov/offices/

OESE/SDFS/news.html or by calling 877/4ED-PUBS toll-free.

Issued in 1998, this pamphlet provides an overview of

methods for preventing hate crime, describes model

programs, and lists numerous resources.

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools,

available at www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/earlywrn.html or

by calling 877/4ED-PUBS toll-free. This new guide offers

research based practices designed to assist schools and

communities in identifying early warning signs of troubled

children and developing prevention, intervention, and crisis

response plans.

Annual Report on School Safety

www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/news.html or by calling 877/

4ED-PUBS toll-free. This new report was issued by the U.S.

Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice

in October 1998; the report provides an overview of the scope

of school crime and describes the actions that schools and

communities can take to address this issue. The report

contains numerous descriptions and evaluative data regarding

existing school programs to prevent or address hate crime,

harassment, and school violence and references to many

resources on school safety and conflict resolution activities.

A Policymaker’s Guide to Hate Crimes, Bureau of Justice

Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

(March 1997), 800/688-4252, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA. A

summary of hate crime enforcement issues, not limited to

education.

1997 Hate Crimes Laws, Anti-Defamation League (1997), 800/

343-5540. Booklet describes various types of hate crime laws

and provides information on state level enforcement. Also, Hate

Crimes: ADL Blueprint for Action (1997) describes ADL projects

and coalitions around the country working against hate crime.

Abolishing Harassment, Equity Coalition for Race, Gender and

National Origin, Volume IV, Number 1 (Spring 1996), published

by Programs for Educational Opportunity, University of

Michigan School of Education, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, 734/763-

9910, www.umich.edu/~eqtynet. Series of articles on

harassment based on race, sex, and other grounds. Provides a

thorough explanation of the issues involved and a list of

resources.

Hate Crime: A Sourcebook for Schools Confronting Bigotry,

Harassment, Vandalism and Violence, Cristina BodingerDeUriarte and Anthony R. Sancho (1991), Southwest Center for

Educational Equity, Southwest Regional Laboratory, 4665

Lampson Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, 562/598-7661,

www.WestEd.org.

Title IX Grievance Procedures: An Introductory Manual, U.S.

Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (1987), 800/

421-3481 or 877/4ED-PUBS. In-depth presentation of various

methods of providing grievance procedures required under

Title IX.

Stopping Anti-Gay Abuse of Students in Public Schools: A Legal

Perspective, David Buckel, Staff Attorney, Lambda Legal

Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (New York 1996). Article

describing strategies for stopping harassment based on sexual

orientation.

When Hate Groups Come to Town, Resource Manual, Center for

Democratic Renewal, P.O.Box 50469, Atlanta, GA 30302, 404/

221-0025.

Hate-Motivated Behavior in Schools -- Response Strategies for

School Boards, Administrators, Law Enforcement, and

Communities, developed by Sherry McLaughlin, for the

Alameda County Office of Education in cooperation with the

California Department of Education (1997), 313 W. Winton Ave.,

Hayward, CA 94544 510/670-4220, 800/995-4099.

Comprehensive, succinct treatment of anti-harassment

strategies for schools. Includes materials appropriate for staff

training, descriptions of model programs, and citations to

numerous resources.

The Legal Rights of Public School Students and Teachers: A

Focus on Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Massachusetts

Elementary and Secondary Schools, Gay and Lesbian

Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), 294 Washington Street,

Suite 740, Boston, MA 02108, 617/426-1350.
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Preventing and Countering School-Based Harassment -- A

Resource Guide for K-12 Educators, Northwest Regional

Educational Laboratory, Center for National Origin, Race and

Sex Equity (July 1997), 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500,

Portland, OR 97204, 503/275-9603 www.nwrel.org/cnorse.

Written in easy-to-understand terms for teachers, parents, and

administrators, this guide covers harassment based on race,

sex, and other grounds.

Understanding and Dealing with Sexual Harassment, North

Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 600 East Boulevard

Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505, 701/328-2310.

Righting the Wrongs, A Legal Guide to Understanding,

Addressing, and Preventing Sexual Harassment in Schools, by

Deborah L. Brake and Verna L. Williams, National Women’s

Law Center (1998), in collaboration with the Council of Chief

State School Officers and the National School Boards

Association, 11 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800, Washington,

D.C. 20036. 202/588-5180, www.nwlc.org. Recently published,

this guide contains in-depth coverage of legal issues relevant

to sexual harassment, including First Amendment and FERPA

concerns; practical suggestions; sample policy and forms; and

table of state sexual harassment laws.

Do the Right Thing, Understanding, Addressing, and Preventing

Sexual Harassment in Schools, A Practical Guide for Educators,

Parents, and Students, by Verna L. Williams and Deborah L.

Brake, National Women’s Law Center, in collaboration with the

Council of Chief State School Officers and the National School

Boards Association (1998), 11 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800,

Washington, D.C. 20036, 202/588-5180, www.nwlc.org.

Written in nontechnical terms, this recently published guide

contains a review of applicable law, prevention and intervention

strategies, case studies, and lists of expert resources for

educators, parents, and others.

Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment: A Legal Guide for

Schools, National School Boards Association (1998), 1680

Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, 703/838-6722, FAX 703/

683-7590. Comprehensive information on preventing and

responding to sexual harassment.

The Gay Teen: Educational Practice and Theory for Lesbian,

Gay and Bisexual Adolescents, Ed. Unks (1995 New York:

Rutledge). Book.

Educator’s Guide to Controlling Sexual Harassment, Bernice R.

Sandler (1994), Thompson Publishing Group, Inc., 1725 K

Street NW, 7th floor, Washington, D.C. 20006, 1-800-677-3789,

http://www.thompson.com. Includes monthly updates on recent

cases and changes in the law.

2. Curriculum materials and teacher guides

Looking for America, Volume I: Promising School-Based

Practices in Intergroup Relations (1994); Volume II: Seven

Schools Experimenting with Intergroup Relations (1995),

National Coalition of Advocates for Students, 100 Boylston

Street, Boston, MA 02116. Documents model schools and

curricula that foster positive intergroup relations, particularly

between immigrant students and their U.S.- born classmates.

America’s Civil Rights Movement, The Shadow of Hate, and

Starting Small, Teaching Tolerance, 400 Washington Ave.,

Montgomery, AL 36104, 334/264-0286, FAX 334/264-3710.

www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance.html. Free video and text

teaching kits, suitable for various grade levels, including

preschool and early grades.

Anti-Defamation League Catalog for Classroom and

Community, Anti-Defamation League, World of Difference, 823

United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, 212/490-2525,

8OO/343-5540, www.adl.org. Describes hundreds of available

K-12 curricula and instructional materials, including videos and

teacher guides.

Facing History and Ourselves, Facing History and Ourselves

National Foundation, Inc., Brookline, MA (1995), 617/232-

1595, www.facing.org. Suitable for grades 7-12.

Flirting of Hurting? A Teacher’s Guide to Student-to-Student

Sexual Harassment in Schools, Wellesley College Center for

Women, Publications Department, 106 Central Street, Wellesley,

MA (1994), 781/283-2510. Suitable for grades 6-12.

Hands Across Campus, American Jewish Committee, Washington,

D.C. (1996), 202/785-4200. Suitable for grades 6-12.

Healing the Hate: A National Bias Crime Prevention Curriculum

for Middle Schools, Education Development Center, Inc., and

the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,

Washington, D.C. (January 1997), 800/ 225-4276 or 800/638-

8736. A multi-unit curriculum in which students develop skills in

empathy, critical thinking, perspective taking, and media literacy.

Tolerance for Diversity of Beliefs: A Secondary Curriculum Unit,

Social Science Education Consortium, Boulder, CO, 303/492-8154.

Quit It, A Teacher’s Guide to Teasing and Bullying for Use with

Students Grades K-3, Merle Froschl, Barbara Sprung, and

Nancy Mullin-Rindler, with Nan Stein and Nancy Gropper, a joint

publication of the Educational Equity Concepts, Inc., the

Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, and the NEA

Professional Library. Educational Equity Concepts, Inc., 114

East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016, 212-725-1803, E-mail

75507.1306@compuserve.com.

Bullyproof: A Teacher’s Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use

with 4th and 5th Grade Students, Nan Stein and Lisa Sjostrom,

Wellesley College Center for Research on Women and NEA

Professional Library, Publications Department, 106 Central

Street, Wellesley, MA 02181, 781/283-2510.

Teacher, they called me a ————!, Confronting Prejudice and

Discrimination in the Classroom, Deborah Byrnes, AntiDefamation League, 823 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY

10017, 800/343-5540. A publication of the Anti-Defamation

League and the Utah State Office of Education.

Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center, 400

Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334/264-0286.

Semiannual magazine, provided free to educators, contains

ideas and strategies for teaching against prejudice and provides

access to curriculum and other materials offered by the Center.
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Pride in Who We Are: Compendium of Model Programs and

Prejudice Reduction and Hate Crimes Prevention: An Annotated

Bibliography of Resources for Teachers and School

Administrators, New Jersey Department of Education, Division

of Student Services, Office of Bilingual Education and Equity

Issues (August 1997), 609/292-8777.

Talking to Our Children about Racism, Prejudice, and Diversity,

Leadership Conference Education Fund, 1629 K Street NW,

Suite 1010, Washington, D.C., 20006, 202/466-3434. Suitable

for grades K-3.

Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), RCCP National

Center, 40 Exchange Place, Suite 1111, New York, NY 10005,

212/509-0022, FAX 212/509-1095. An initiative of the

Educators for Social Responsibility, this K-12 model includes

professional development for teachers, classroom instruction,

peer mediation and bias awareness training.

3. Brochures and other materials for students and

parents

Sexual Harassment, It’s Not Academic (March 1997), U.S.

Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Washington,

D.C., 800/421-3481 or 877/4ED-PUBS, www.ed.gov/offices/

OCR.This pamphlet outlines basic principles in dealing with

sexual harassment in a question-and-answer format. Suitable

for a general audience, including parents and older students.

Sexual Harassment – It’s Not Fun, It’s Illegal (for Deaf and Hard

of Hearing Students), Minnesota Department of Children, Family

and Learning, 550 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55101.

Stop the Hate: A Community Brochure, El Hogar de la Paz,

Tucson Police Department, Pima County/Tucson Anti-Hate

Crimes Task Force/ Tucson Unified School District (1997),

520/791-4444.

Tune In to Your Rights: A Guide for Teenagers about Turning Off

Sexual Harassment (1985), Barbara Morris, Jacquie Terpstra,

Bob Croninger, and Eleanor Linn, Programs for Educational

Opportunities, University of Michigan School of Education, Ann

Arbor, MI 48109-1259, 734/763-9910. Popular, well-written

pamphlet for students on dealing with sexual harassment.

Available in English, Spanish, and Arabic.

Erasing Hate, A Guide to Your Civil Rights in School, published

by the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General,

617/727-2200. Summarizing Massachusetts and federal rights

and remedies of students encountering harassment and bias

crime, this is an example of a short informative pamphlet

written for general audiences.

What to Tell Your Child About Prejudice and Discrimination

(1997), published by the National Parent Teacher Association,

300 N. Wabash Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60611,

312/670-6782, and the Anti-Defamation League, 823 United

Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Six-page pamphlet written

for parents to explore how children learn prejudices, why young

children use name calling, and what parents can do to

counteract prejudice in their children.

4. Youth Activity Programs

NCSEE News (Summer 1998), P.O. Box 534, Annandale, N.J.

08801, 908/735-5045. Describes almost 20 student projects

devoted to combating sexual and racial harassment and

discrimination.

Panel of Young Americans, Anti-Defamation League, 823

United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, 800/343-5540.

Guide for creating student diversity panels; video and

curricular materials.

Tucson Unified School District Collaborative for Violence

Prevention, 1010 East 10th Street, Tucson, AZ 85717,

520/512-3084, El Hogar de la Paz project trains youth in

prevention strategies.

Conflict Resolution for Youth: Programming for Schools, YouthServing Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice

Settings, 800/638-8736. Videotaped teleconference held in 1996

on implementing conflict resolution strategies in schools,

including information on training and consultation resources.
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