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Englander, Elizabeth Kandel – Harvard Education Press, 2023
In this deeply insightful work, nationally renowned bullying expert Elizabeth Kandel Englander offers sensible perspectives on student social behavior and equips educators and parents with effective strategies to identify and address bullying. This second edition of "Bullying and Cyberbullying" reveals how enormous social changes,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Intervention, Prevention
US Department of Education, 2008
Sexual harassment of students is illegal. A federal law, "Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972" ("Title IX"), prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment, in education programs and activities. All public and private education institutions that receive any federal funds must comply with…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Federal Legislation, School Administration, Confidentiality
Otto, Nancy; Middleton, Jennifer; Freker, Joshua – 2002
This kit offers a program designed to help individuals and organizations create effective anti-harassment training programs for schoolteachers and administrators. It can be used by groups wanting to work on harassment problems faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) youth in school. The training includes three parts: an…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Homophobia, Homosexuality
Anderson, Patricia L. – School Business Affairs, 1993
School administrators should develop a clear policy statement prohibiting sexual harassment; create guidelines to implement the policy; and designate a key administrator to oversee and ensure compliance with laws related to sexual harassment. Lists steps for dealing with a claim, what teachers can do to protect themselves from claims, and what a…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
Fisher, Gary L.; And Others – 1985
Existing curricula on prevention of sexual exploitation for non-mentally handicapped children are not appropriate for the mentally retarded. Curricula specifically designed for special needs students include the "Special Education Curriculum on Sexual Exploitation" for mildly handicapped students and "Self-Protection for the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Mental Retardation
Curcio, Joan L.; First, Patricia F. – 1993
Research has confirmed what educators have long suspected, namely, that violence in schools is increasing. A 1991 Federal Bureau of Investigation report indicated that violent crime involving juveniles from 10 to 17 years old had risen rapidly in the 1980s and continued to do so. This book explores a wide range of areas of violence in schools. The…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
Cohan, Audrey; And Others – 1996
This handbook offers strategies for ending sexual abuse and sexual harassment of students by other students or staff members. Chapter 1 discusses how to define sexual harassment and abuse, provides a review of literature, and reviews pertinent laws and litigation. The second chapter presents step-by-step procedures for handling a complaint of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Court Litigation, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
Layman, Nancy S. – 1994
The purpose of this book is to familiarize middle and high school administrators, teachers, and students with the laws concerning sexual harassment and strategies for dealing with it. The book can also help educators avoid liability for sexual harassment. Part 1 defines sexual harassment and emphasizes that men and women may perceive the same…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation, Grievance Procedures