Student-Generated Sexual Harassment in Secondary Schools

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Wetzel and Brown examine the extent to which student-to-student sexual harassment exists in secondary schools today. They provide evidence that student sexual harassment is not only currently widespread, it is also unconsciously and consciously condoned by school authorities who are charged with providing a safe and effective educational environment. After reviewing the state of sexual harassment in American high schools, the authors provide the best practices for increasing awareness of what behaviors constitute sexual harassment as well as alert readers to the negative impact on both boys and girls, where sexual harassment is most likely to take place, and ways students can become more socially adept. A template for developing a school district policy is presented as are strategies for educating and dissemination. Practical and specific strategies for parents, teachers, and students are presented in detail.

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A template for developing a school district policy is presented, as are strategies for education and dissemination. Practical and specific strategies for parents, teachers, and students are presented in detail. * Adolescence *

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ROBERTA WETZEL is an instructor in Virginia Beach City Public Schools' Special Education Department at the Frank W. Cox High School. NINA W. BROWN is Professor of Counseling in Old Dominion University's Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling. She is the author of five earlier books. Her latest book is The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern (Praeger Publishers, 1998).