The definition should include examples of prohibited conduct. Procedures to be followed for making formal and informal complaints of sexual harassment, identifying the contact person. Provisions to protect victim's confidentiality and ensure no retaliation. Description of other legal remedies available to victims, including filing a complaint with the regional OCR office. Wide accessibility of the policy throughout the institution.
Sexual harassment affects students of all ages.
The AAUW Educational Foundation's study found African American girls experienced harassment even before they reach grade six. The breadth of the problem also is reflected in the increasing number of complaints filed at the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Inaction by Educational Institutions. The detrimental effects of sexual harassment are only compounded by schools' failure to have policies and procedures in place to address this issue meaningfully. For example, only 8 percent of the respondents to a study conducted in 1993 by the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund and Wellesley College Center for Women reported that their school had and enforced a policy on sexual harassment.