Sexual Harassment in School: The Public Performance of Gendered Violence
- 1 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by Harvard Education Publishing Group in Harvard Educational Review
- Vol. 65 (2), 145-163
- https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.65.2.7080h5t354300557
Abstract
In this article, Nan Stein argues that sexual harassment in schools is a form of gendered violence that often happens in the public arena. She presents the narratives of girls and boys about their experience of sexual harassment in schools and finds parallels with cases documented in court records and depositions. While highly publicized lawsuits and civil rights cases may have increased public awareness of the issue, inconsistent findings have sent educators mixed messages about ways of dealing with peer-to-peer sexual harassment. The antecedents of harassment, she suggests, are found in teasing and bullying, behaviors tacitly accepted by parents and teachers. Stein makes a case for deliberate adult intervention and the inclusion of a curriculum in schools that builds awareness of these issues.Keywords
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