If there is any suspicion of verbal or sexual harassment, it is the school's duty with the parent, with the principal, with the teacher to take care of the problem and prevent it from happening again. James Proper, the superintendent at Roxbury Central School, said there should be laws that protect students from other students. It is long overdue. Proper said the issue of protection is one that is emotionally-charged. We all want the children to be protected.
Courts have a right to protect students from teachers and from other students.
Proper said the law used to force students to provide corroborating evidence of when harassment occurred. Now, he said, schools are supposed to investigate all claims. But, we should investigate any claims to the fullest extent. Dominic Nuciforo said districts should provide safe, learning-conducive environments for students. Nuciforo said that at Sidney, programs are set up for children in younger grades that teach the students not just that some remarks are unacceptable, but why the remarks are not appropriate.