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This report was made possible by the generous contributions of AAUW members and donors to. The Eleanor Roosevelt Fund The Legal Advocacy Fund and The Mooneen Lecce Giving Circle. THE SURVEY. 1,965 students in grades 7–12 participated in a nationally representative survey sample during - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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This report was made possible by the generous contributions of AAUW members and donors to

The Eleanor Roosevelt Fund

The Legal Advocacy Fund

and

The Mooneen Lecce Giving Circle

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1,965 students in grades 7–12 participated in a

nationally representative survey sample during

May and June 2011.

They shared their experiences and thoughts

about sexual harassment during

the 2010–11 school year.

THE SURVEY

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Figure 1. Students Who Experienced Sexual Harassment during the 2010–11 School Year, by Gender

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Figure 2. Types of Sexual Harassment Students Experienced in Person, by Gender

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Figure 3. Cyber-Harassment of Students, by Gender

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Figure 4. Why Students Sexually Harassed Other Students

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Figure 12. Witnessing Sexual Harassment in School, by Gender

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Figure 6. Sexual Harassment Incidents That Had the Most Negative Effect on Students, by Gender

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STUDENT VOICES

“I was sent a website to look up and I did and it was to a porn site. It was very upsetting to me.”

After being called a whore by “almost everyone” at her school and being sexually harassed both online and in person, an 8th-grade girl said she “looked into switching schools.”

“Everyone was saying I was gay, and I felt the need to have to run away and hide.”

“An 8th-grade guy passed by me and said, really softly, ‘What’s up, sexy?’ and then kept on walking. It really creeped me out.”

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Figure 7. Student Reactions to Sexual Harassment, by Gender

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Figure 10. Student Responses to Sexual Harassment at the Time of the Incident, by Gender

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Figure 11. Actions Students Took after Being Sexually Harassed, by Gender

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Figure 14. Student Suggestions for Reducing Sexual Harassment at School, by Gender

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• Keep an open dialogue with children about their online activities.

• Keep the computer in a busy area of the home so that it’s easier to see what children are doing.

• Set rules about which websites and online activities children can participate in.

• Create an action plan detailing what children should do if they become the target of sexual harassment.

What Parents Can Do

Help prevent cyber-harassment.

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Crossing the Line:Sexual Harassment at School

To download the report, go towww.aauw.org.

To contact the researchers, send an e-mail to [email protected].

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