Classrooms and Courtrooms: Facing Sexual Harassment in K-12 Schools

von Nan D. Stein

152 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In this latest and urgently needed volume, Nan Stein synthesizes current issues about sexual harassment in K-12 schools. Central to the summarization of legal cases an survey findings, are the words and experiences of students themselves-students who describe how much sexual harassment provokesIn this volume, Nan Stein brings together what we know about sexual harassment in K - 12 schools, summarizing legal cases as well as the findings of major surveys. More important, she offers the words and experiences of students themselves. Both boys and girls describe their experiences and tell us how much sexual harassment hurts, how and when it occurs, and what happens when students turn to school authorities for help.As a feminist and youth advocate, the author is passionately concerned about the victims of school sexual violence. She is particularly troubled by research showing that most reported sexual harassment incidents in K - 12 schools occur in public spaces in front of others, often adults who do nothing to intervene or stop the behavior. She argues that this "public performance" of sexual harassment not only damages the self esteem of victims but may also be a training ground for domestic violence. As a civil libertarian, however, Stein is also concerned with the due process rights of students and staff, as well as efforts to revive the First Amendment in schools. She has served as an expert witness on both sides of the issue, working for plaintiffs as well as for school districts. Throughout, she contributes a unique, balanced, and thoughtful voice.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik / Erziehungswissenschaften Organisation und Verwaltung
• ISBN: 9780807738795
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.1999
• Größe: 236 x 163 mm
• Verlag: Teachers College Press