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Assignment on Sexual Harassment in Schools

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Added on  2020-03-16

Assignment on Sexual Harassment in Schools

   Added on 2020-03-16

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1Running head: SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLSSexual Harassment in Schools Student's NameInstitution Affiliation
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2SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLSSexual harassment need not be tolerated in the workplaces, more so in schools where the targets are pupils.A national survey found out that almost half of the students from 7th grade to 12th grade have suffered sexual harassment and more than a fifth of the girls from the same ranks have experienced sexual jokes from boys and almost a third of girls aging 15 to 18 years old have suffered unwanted touching. Girls also report cases where they sent their boyfriend's nude pictures, and they end up being leaked.The culture of sexual harassment is not only a threat to girls but also to boys who in many cases have the pressure to show their ‘manhood’ by not reporting such incidents and even sometimes baiting their classmates (Hill, & Kearl, 2011).Many sexual harassments are not reported, a survey conducted showed that half of the victims did not report the case and where the cases are settled, they remain a secret with undisclosed agreements and even so the perpetrator can leave to another school leaving the victim nursing thedamage. Most of the students fear that the cases would ruin their future academic career, and so they end up not reporting the cases.It most disturbing to learn how sexual remarks are not taken seriously in schools and most teachers write it off as "just children playing." The failure to take this harassment seriously usually results to too many more cases unreported, or it makes perpetrators increase their actions and see it as normal (Espelage, Low, Polanin, & Brown, 2013).Teachers are the pillars of our society, but however, some are not. Few teachers are known for sexual harassment, and most of them are male teachers but this doesn't mean that there are no female teachers with this ill behavior but in our society, most boys see it as merit when a female
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