The policy states that pupils and staff have a right to be in a school environment that is free from all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment, and that anyone who engages in harassing behavior will be disciplined, including students. Not only is sexual harassment against Board policy, but it is also a violation of the law. Sexual harassment often involves feelings of helplessness. You can feel unable to stop someone from hurting you. You can feel like you re singled out for no reason.
Sexual harassment can be very frightening.
A teacher basing a decision on a student s grade on whether sexual favors are provided by the student. If you are the only boy in the class and the girls really give you a hard time. In the hallway between classes the girls hold their books tight because some of the guys try to brush up against them. A teacher stares at a student all the time and asks the student to do little favors and to stay after class. This makes the student feel uncomfortable.