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Shakeshaft, Charol; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1997
A 1992-95 survey of over 1,000 Long Island, New York, students attending eight middle, junior, and high schools found that most peer harassment focused on verbal assaults. Although there was more harassment by boys, both sexes harassed their peers, mostly by name calling. The main targets were unattractive or unstylish girls, physically mature…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Bullying, Individual Differences, Secondary Education
Steineger, Melissa – 2001
Every day in virtually every school, students and staff suffer the pain and indignity of being a target for harassment ranging from written or verbal abuse to physical violence, which, in some cases, causes serious injury or death. This guide addresses the more comprehensive issue of school-based harassment by capturing similarities in cause of,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Bullying, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
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Land, Deborah – School Psychology International, 2003
Examples of teasing, bullying and sexual harassment were collected from 147 secondary school students to determine how students distinguish among these forms of peer victimization. Few example elements were related to participants' gender or school. The results are discussed in relation to researchers' definitions of teasing, bullying and sexual…
Descriptors: Bullying, Peer Relationship, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1999
Although the U.S. Supreme Court allows students to sue districts (under Title IX) over teacher-student harassment, federal courts have split over peer harassment. In "Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education" (1999), the Supreme Court ruled that students can sue districts for inadequate responses to reported peer sexual harassment. (MLH)
Descriptors: Bullying, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law
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Espelage, Dorothy L.; Holt, Melissa K. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Associations among bullying, peer victimization, sexual harassment, and dating violence were examined among 684 middle and high school students. Cluster analysis of self-report measures revealed four distinct bully-victim subtypes: uninvolved, victims, bully-victims, and bullies. African-American students comprised the bully cluster more than…
Descriptors: High School Students, Victims of Crime, White Students, Sexual Harassment
Schwartz, Wendy – 2000
This digest reviews effective strategies currently used by schools to combat sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is considered any unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that interferes with the life of the target individual. Experts agree that sexual harassment is about power, not sex. A serious effort to keep a school free of sexual harassment…
Descriptors: Bullying, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
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Chamberlain, Steven P. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2003
An interview with two experts on violence, bullying, and sexual harassment in schools notes the increased attention given to bullying, the recognition of peer sexual harassment, a definition of bullying, the close relationship between sexual harassment and bullying, gender differences in bullying, problems with school "zero tolerance" policies, a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Eckes, Suzanne – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
Studies have indicated that as many as 80% of students experience some form of sexual harassment in public schools. Such statistics are troublesome, considering that peer sexual harassment can have long-term psychological effects on student victims. Public schools have a responsibility to provide a safe educational environment free of peer sexual…
Descriptors: Bullying, Sexual Harassment, School Districts, School Administration
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Felix, Erika D.; McMahon, Susan D. – Journal of School Violence, 2007
Students experience many forms of victimization at school, yet few studies address more than one form of victimization. In this study, we explored the incidence of multiple forms of peer victimization, including direct verbal and physical, relational, and sexual harassment victimization among urban middle school students. We examined the overlap…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Incidence, Gender Differences, Victims of Crime
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2005
This paper provides a background and discussion regarding the need for school policy and procedures to prevent bullying, intimidation and harassment in schools. The paper is intended to focus discussion on the responsibility of school boards, administrators and staff in making the school environment a safe place for all students. In so doing,…
Descriptors: School Policy, Educational Environment, Bullying, Antisocial Behavior
Mills, Martin – 2001
This book explores the relationship between violence and masculinity within schools. It suggests that violence has been "masculinized" in such a way that boys often perpetrate violence as a means of demonstrating their perception of what counts as a valued form of masculinity. Chapter 1 looks at some of the ways in which violence has…
Descriptors: Bullying, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Lock, James – Journal of School Violence, 2002
Homosexual, bisexual, and transgendered students; effeminate heterosexual males; and masculine heterosexual females are among the most marginalized and harassed in high school. Many develop negative self-concepts, which increases their risk for self-harm and suicide. The origin of this problem is social homophobia, which fuels aggression against…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bisexuality, Bullying, Femininity
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DeSouza, Eros R.; Ribeiro, J'aims – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
Bullying and sexual harassment at school have received recent attention in developed countries; however, they have been neglected in Latin America. Thus, the authors investigated these phenomena among 400 Brazilian high school students from two high schools (one private and one public). Analyses using t-tests showed that boys bullied and sexually…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Females
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Laycock, Mary R. – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1996
Explores some of the features connected with peer sexual harassment in schools. Focuses on the antecedents to bullying, describing how psychological, physical, and sexual vulnerability can lead to bullying. Emphasizes the importance of adults in offering vulnerable children compassionate and clearheaded support and intervention. (RJM)
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
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Cavendish, Roberta; Salomone, Cynthia – Journal of School Nursing, 2001
Defines bullying and sexual harassment, identifying characteristics of aggressors and victims, describing implications for school nurses, examining relevant federal laws, and reviewing a 10-Point Action Plan. A survey tool to assess bullying and teaching plans for parents of victims and aggressors are provided. Suggested linkages among relevant…
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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