Special Executive Report
Sexual Harassment by Students: What to Do Now to Avoid Liability
The danger of sexual harassment between students is an unfortunate reality that creates significant challenges for schools. With it becoming disturbingly more common, now more than ever you and your staff need to know how to recognize improper student conduct and keep it out of your school. This report shows how the law defines harassment. Benefit from lessons learned by schools that faced sexual harassment claims. And use these real-world scenarios to help quickly identify potential problems in your school and remedy them before they lead to lawsuits.
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Keys to Prevent Sexual Harassment Among Students in 30 minutes:
- 10 ways to insulate your school from liability and create a safer learning environment
- Sexual harassment in schools: Definition and how the federal law regulates it
- "Deliberate indifference": What makes schools liable
- How to spot subtle signs that sexual harassment is taking place
- Proposed changes to Title IX: 3 steps to ensure compliance
Jammed with up-to-date guidelines and real-world examples, this fast-read report gives practical advice you can use today to avoid liability and lost trust in the community from sexual harassment claims.
Answers to Tricky Sexual Harassment Questions:
- How severe must the harassment be for the district to be held liable?
- What if there is evidence of consent to sexual conduct?
- Must schools discipline every student accused of harassment?
- Does the age of the student matter? Can young elementary school students commit sexual harassment?
- Is disabled and special education student conduct handled differently?
"Sexual Harassment by Students: What to Do Now to Avoid Liability" is a clear and complete guide that helps educators identify student-on-student sexual harassment, effectively respond and prevent claims and costly lawsuits.
Sexual Harassment Considerations and Best Practices:
- Does a harasser's prior record make the school liable?
- Why you need policies that go further than the bare federal minimum
- Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education: How it impacted harassment in school
- Simple acts of "teasing" or sexual harassment? Where the courts draw the line