Sexual Harassment In American Schools

Sexual Harassment
Chapter seven provides various lessons ranging from school safety to bullying and sexual harassment. For the sake of the study I decided to focus on the topic of sexual harassment. The main reason for selecting the topic was its relevance to the American education system since quite a number of students have fallen victim of sexual harassment, which has taken different forms ranging from student-student harassment to teachers-student. Additionally, the topic has given the reader an insight to the issues of gay, lesbianism, bisexual, and transgender. Thus, the theme of the topic provides a framework on how American schools should handle sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is unwelcomed behavior of a sexual nature. Sexual

Various key stakeholders have been charge with the responsibility of protecting pupils and students in various grades are well protected from this animosity. The rules governing sexual harassment are spelt out in Title IX. The body charged with the responsibility of enforcing the Title IX is the Office for civil rights, which prefers that claims settlement take place in a peaceful manner. Furthermore the office does not seek commercial relief for victims. In addition the Supreme Court has been in the front line to prevent the continuous negative impact of sexual harassment among the students and pupils in all grades. The court has established relief as a remedy for sexual harassment and the liable party. Other key stakes in the dynamism of combating sexual harassment included the school district, school administrators and other staffs. Sexual harassment is a primary concern in the American education

Mostly, holding school districts for sexual harassment for student-student needs further investigation. At times, it is hard for the school district to identify student-student sexual harassment. The solution could be through the formation of an independent body of psychological experts for easier identification of sexual harassment signs to reduce unnecessary penalization of the school district. Another problem that needs further investigation from the topic was the issue of lesbianism, gay, bisexual and transgender. Precisely, society has a negative perception of the acts due to their religious stands. One can address the problem by putting aside rules that prevent or reduce those extreme cases and fining people guilty of harassing pupils or students. Moreover, learning institutions should offer training programs on ways of handling these students and pupils who are already addicts of the