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Student-on-StudentStudent-on-Student

Sexual HarassmentSexual Harassment

Public School LawPublic School LawLecture NotesLecture Notes

William Allan Kritsonis, PhDWilliam Allan Kritsonis, PhD



What is Student-on-StudentWhat is Student-on-Student

Sexual Harassment?Sexual Harassment?

Guidelines from the U.S. Department ofGuidelines from the U.S. Department of

ducation!s "#ce for $i%il &i'htsducation!s "#ce for $i%il &i'hts

("$&) ma*es a distinction between two("$&) ma*es a distinction between two

t+pes of seual harassment.t+pes of seual harassment.





(2) Hostile Environment(2) Hostile Environment

HarassmentHarassment

0arassment where unwelcome0arassment where unwelcome

conduct of a seual nature isconduct of a seual nature is

considered so se%ere,considered so se%ere,per%asi%e and o1ensi%e that itper%asi%e and o1ensi%e that it

depri%es the %ictim of accessdepri%es the %ictim of access

to educational opportunitiesto educational opportunitiesor bene/ts.or bene/ts.



Determining Whether or Not aDetermining Whether or Not a

Hostile Environment ExistsHostile Environment Exists

$ircumstances to consider mi'ht be2$ircumstances to consider mi'ht be2 3+pe of 4re5uenc+ 3+pe of 4re5uenc+ Duration of the $onductDuration of the $onduct Number of indi%iduals in%ol%edNumber of indi%iduals in%ol%ed A'es and 'ender of the alle'edA'es and 'ender of the alle'ed

harassers and %ictimsharassers and %ictims

Si6e of schoolSi6e of school Locations of the incidentsLocations of the incidents $ontet in which the+ occurred.$ontet in which the+ occurred.



What onstitutesWhat onstitutes

!ondut o" sexual nature?#!ondut o" sexual nature?#

Seual ad%ancesSeual ad%ances

Seual touchin'Seual touchin'

Seual 'ra#tiSeual 'ra#ti

plicit drawin's,plicit drawin's,

7 pictures7 pictures

Seual 'esturesSeual 'estures

Seual or -dirt+Seual or -dirt+

8o*es 8o*es Spreadin' rumorsSpreadin' rumors

about other studentsabout other students

as to seual acti%it+as to seual acti%it+



$ommon %easons "or $ommon %easons "or

Sexual HarassmentSexual Harassment

3hou'ht it was funn+ (9:;) 3hou'ht it was funn+ (9:;) <t!s 8ust part of school life=A lot of<t!s 8ust part of school life=A lot of

people do it=<t!s no bi' deal (>?;)people do it=<t!s no bi' deal (>?;) < thou'ht the person li*ed it (>@;)< thou'ht the person li*ed it (>@;) < wanted a date with the person (B;)< wanted a date with the person (B;) < wanted somethin' from that person< wanted somethin' from that person

(@?;)(@?;) < wanted the person to thin* < had< wanted the person to thin* < had

some sort of power o%er them(?;)some sort of power o%er them(?;)



&itle ' o" Eduation mendments&itle ' o" Eduation mendments

o" 1*+2o" 1*+2 No education pro'ram or acti%it+No education pro'ram or acti%it+

recei%in' federal /nancial assistancerecei%in' federal /nancial assistancema+ eclude, den+ bene/ts to orma+ eclude, den+ bene/ts to or

discriminate a'ainst an+ person ondiscriminate a'ainst an+ person onthe basis of se(@? U.S.$. Secthe basis of se(@? U.S.$. SecC.a.).C.a.).

3he purpose of the statute is to 3he purpose of the statute is topre%ent -Discriminator+ practices inpre%ent -Discriminator+ practices ineducation and -to pro%ideEe1ecti%eeducation and -to pro%ideEe1ecti%eprotection a'ainst those practices.protection a'ainst those practices.



What shools and ativities areWhat shools and ativities are

overed , &itle '?overed , &itle '? 3itle <F applies to all public and pri%ate 3itle <F applies to all public and pri%ate

educational institutions recei%in' federaleducational institutions recei%in' federal

aid, includin' elementar+, secondar+, andaid, includin' elementar+, secondar+, and

post secondar+ schools.post secondar+ schools. 3his means that all public schools and 3his means that all public schools and

man+ pri%ate schools are co%ered.man+ pri%ate schools are co%ered.

3itle <F applies to all schoolsponsored 3itle <F applies to all schoolsponsored

acti%ities, includin' athletics, /eld trips,acti%ities, includin' athletics, /eld trips,

etracurricular pro'rams, and busetracurricular pro'rams, and bus

transportation.transportation.



.andmar/ $ases.andmar/ $ases

Da%is %. Honroe $ount+ Ioard of Da%is %. Honroe $ount+ Ioard of

ducation (9@C U.S. C@: (:::)ducation (9@C U.S. C@: (:::)

Jance %. Spencer count+ Public SchoolJance %. Spencer count+ Public School

District @> 4. >d @9> (CDistrict @> 4. >d @9> (Cthth $ir. @???)$ir. @???)

Doe %. uni%ersit+ of illinois (:C>9)Doe %. uni%ersit+ of illinois (:C>9)

BBthth $ir ::)$ir ::)



Davis v. Monroe County Board ofDavis v. Monroe County Board of

Education (119 S.Ct. 1661)Education (119 S.Ct. 1661) ::: Supreme $ourt etended the::: Supreme $ourt etended the

liabilit+ of 3itle <F to include -studentliabilit+ of 3itle <F to include -studentonstudent seual harassment.onstudent seual harassment.

LaShonda Da%is 9LaShonda Da%is 9thth 'rade student'rade student

reported to her mother and teacher thatreported to her mother and teacher thata male classmate made %ul'ara male classmate made %ul'arcomments and tried to touch her 'enitalcomments and tried to touch her 'enitalarea and her breasts on repeatedarea and her breasts on repeatedoccasions.occasions.



Eleventh $iruit $onlusionEleventh $iruit $onlusion

3itle <F does not pro%ide schools 3itle <F does not pro%ide schools

notice of liabilit+ concernin' actionsnotice of liabilit+ concernin' actions

of others.of others.

Iut a school!s -deliberateIut a school!s -deliberate

indi1erence to *nown acts ofindi1erence to *nown acts of

harassment is itself misconductharassment is itself misconduct

prohibited b+ 3itle <F which canprohibited b+ 3itle <F which cantri''er a pri%ate dama'e action b+tri''er a pri%ate dama'e action b+

the plainti1 (Da%is, :::, p. CB).the plainti1 (Da%is, :::, p. CB).



Doe v. University of IllinoisDoe v. University of Illinois

No. :C>9 (Harch >, ::, BNo. :C>9 (Harch >, ::, B thth $ircuit)$ircuit)

&uled that liabilit+ for studenton&uled that liabilit+ for studenton

student harassment will attach to astudent harassment will attach to a

school district to ta*e promptschool district to ta*e prompt

appropriate action in response to suchappropriate action in response to such

harassment that ta*es place whenharassment that ta*es place when

students are in%ol%ed in schoolstudents are in%ol%ed in schoolacti%ities or otherwise under theacti%ities or otherwise under the

super%ision of emplo+ees.super%ision of emplo+ees.



Evidene When dministrativeEvidene When dministrative

Have 0noledgeHave 0noledge 3he school prinicipal was made 3he school prinicipal was made

aware of beha%ior.aware of beha%ior. &epeated complaints, bo+ was not&epeated complaints, bo+ was not

disciplineddisciplined 0is o1ensi%e comments and actions0is o1ensi%e comments and actions

continued.continued.

<t escalated in se%erit+.<t escalated in se%erit+. Io+ char'ed for misconduct andIo+ char'ed for misconduct and

'uilt+ to seual batter+.'uilt+ to seual batter+.



Sexual HarrassmentSexual Harrassment

$ommon at e%er+ sta'e of education.$ommon at e%er+ sta'e of education.

Jerbal and ph+sical harassmentJerbal and ph+sical harassment

be'ins inbe'ins in

lementar+.lementar+.

out of 9 children eperience some out of 9 children eperience some

form of seual harassment.form of seual harassment.

C out ? will eperience some form ofC out ? will eperience some form of

ph+sical seual harassment.ph+sical seual harassment.



StatistisStatistis

Student-on-StudentStudent-on-StudentSexual HarrassmentSexual Harrassment

Sur%e+ of @?C students Sur%e+ of @?C students thth 'rade 'rade

>; 'irls ha%e been seuall+ harassed.>; 'irls ha%e been seuall+ harassed.

B; of bo+s ha%e been seuall+B; of bo+s ha%e been seuall+

harassed.harassed.

American Association of Uni%ersit+ Women @??@American Association of Uni%ersit+ Women @??@



&eaher Sta"" Eduation&eaher Sta"" Eduation

$ommunicate, communicate,$ommunicate, communicate,

communicate with sta1 and studentscommunicate with sta1 and students

about harassment.about harassment.

Ie obser%ant l Let them *now theirIe obser%ant l Let them *now their

obli'ation and responsibilit+ toobli'ation and responsibilit+ to

respond promptl+ to all complaints onrespond promptl+ to all complaints on

studentonstudent seualstudentonstudent seualharassment.harassment.

"1er in ser%ice wor*shops"1er in ser%ice wor*shops



%e"erenes%e"erenes

$awle+, 3. M., 0unton 7 Williams (::B). Le'al$awle+, 3. M., 0unton 7 Williams (::B). Le'al

issue surroundin' peer seual harassment. JSIAissue surroundin' peer seual harassment. JSIA

School law conference. $harlottes%ille, Jir'inia.School law conference. $harlottes%ille, Jir'inia.

4aber, M. (::@). pandin' 3itle <F of the4aber, M. (::@). pandin' 3itle <F of the

education amendments of :B@ to prohibiteducation amendments of :B@ to prohibit

student to student seual harassment. U$LAstudent to student seual harassment. U$LA

woman!s law 8ournal. &etrie%ed April :, @??woman!s law 8ournal. &etrie%ed April :, @??

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Garrett, 4. I. (:::). Studentonstudent seualGarrett, 4. I. (:::). Studentonstudent seualharassment. 4ind law for le'al professionals.harassment. 4ind law for le'al professionals.

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