COMBATTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT

In Schools

Reasons For Underreporting Sexual Harassment In Schools

Shameorembarrassment

Fearofretaliation

Fearthatauthoritywon't takeaction

Beliefthatitwasapersonal matter

Concerntheperpetratorwill getintrouble

Beliefthatharassmentwas not"seriousenough"

Many who don't report are people of color, undocumented, LGBTQ+, and/or disabled because of fear that the criminal legal system will act against them instead of the perpetrators.

These VHS lessons are not ways to garner discussion of these topics and shine a light on them. From my experience, these VHS videos have just been played with the teacher sitting back and doing their own thing. We all knew it's an important topic, but the way in which it is taught, it doesn't respect the topics at all.