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Decker, Robert H. – American School Board Journal, 1988
Reviews the 1980 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines defining sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination. Advises 11 steps, including creating clear-cut policies and guidelines to help school officials deal with the problem. Insets offer policy "pointers" and several recommendations for staff members desiring to counter…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility, School Policy, School Responsibility
Download full textOffice for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
This pamphlet addresses the issue of sexual harassment as it relates to students at postsecondary education institutions. It presents information concerning Title IX 1972 Education Amendments, and concerning: (1) an institution's legal responsibility to respond to allegations of sexual harassment; (2) actions available to a student experiencing…
Descriptors: Behavior, College Students, Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Outlines important implications for consideration in developing employment policies prohibiting sexual harassment. The recent Supreme Court decision on a sexual harassment case shows that employers are not "insulated" from liability if courts find harassment in the workplace. Also discusses two other Supreme Court decisions. (MD)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Disability Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHarper, Loretta F.; Rifkind, Lawrence J. – CUPA Journal, 1992
The first article outlines principles for developing communication strategies and training programs to prevent and respond to sexual harassment on college/university campuses. Additional brief articles cover policy development, the University of Florida sexual harassment policy, policy for faculty conduct, and dealing with a sexual harassment…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Collins, Lynn H., Ed.; Chrisler, Joan C., Ed.; Quina, Kathryn, Ed. – 1998
This book presents ten chapters which address the issues and concerns of women who wish to pursue or are pursuing academic careers. Chapters are organized into four parts which address the current status of women in academe, women's roles and career decisions, assuming leadership in higher education, and taking charge and taking care. Included are…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Career Development, College Faculty, Faculty Promotion
Keyes, Melissa A. – 1998
This publication provides information for intervention and prevention services concerning sexual harassment and sexual discrimination in schools. It is especially designed for student services professionals and includes national and state laws, suggestions for how to work with students, and strategies for protecting employees and students. Chapter…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Intervention, Prevention
American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1997
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in all schools and education programs that receive federal funds. Sexual harassment of students is one form of sex discrimination barred by the law. Detailed guidance on Title IX, issued by the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education, the enforcement agency for…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Private Education, Public Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1994
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has made considerable progress in removing barriers that tended to preclude women and minority group members from competing for jobs on an equal basis. However, there remains a need to identify and remove those discriminatory practices that may still exist in the department's employment…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Shoop, Robert J.; Edwards, Debra L. – 1994
Some educators continue to believe that sexual harassment is not a serious problem for their students. This book presents evidence to the contrary, citing statistics from recent surveys in which four out of five students reported that they have been the target of some form of sexual harassment during school. Part 1, comprised of seven chapters,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Curriculum Guides
Lewis, John F.; Hastings, Susan C. – 1994
As in most workplaces, sexual harassment has been an issue of significant magnitude in educational institutions as well. It has left the education community with many questions about what constitutes sexual harassment, how to prevent it, and how to deal with the legal problems that may arise concerning it. This report dispels several myths about…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Legal Problems
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Harassment, like other forms of violence against women, is not a new problem. It is not a problem that will just go away, but it can be stopped. This guide is designed for use by organizations and employers to help them develop policies and implement programs in their workplace that address workplace sexual harassment. It focuses on Canadian…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employer Employee Relationship, Employers, Employment Problems
Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, Hartford. – 1991
This document spells out policy regarding sexual harassment in the Connecticut vocational-technical school system that was developed by the Connecticut State Department of Education, the Connecticut Division of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, and the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, Inc. The introduction calls sexual…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Grievance Procedures, Postsecondary Education, School Policy
Deane, Nancy H.; Tillar, Darrel L. – 1981
A practical approach to the prevention of sexual harassment is considered, and a study of sexual harassment as perceived by victims, the courts, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is presented. Attention is directed to the sociology of sexual harassment and to the following possible responses available to victims of harassment:…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Students, Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship
Peer reviewedAlger, Jonathan R. – Academe, 1998
Examines current law on sexual harassment as it applies to higher education, asking what colleges/universities should be doing to review and update policies and procedures, and noting that while sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination, not all harassing conduct is necessarily discriminatory. Law and campus harassment policies must…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, College Administration, Federal Legislation
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1990
This affirmative action (AA) guide is intended to identify and remove discriminatory employment practices that may still exist in the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction (DPI). DPI extends equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, political…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Practices
