Survey: Sexual Harassment Pervasive In Grades 7-12
Posted Monday, November 7, 2011 --- 6:05 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A new survey says sexual harassment is an epidemic that's pervasive in America's middle schools and high schools.
The survey by the American Association of University Women finds that during the 2010-11 school year, 48 percent of students in grades 7-12 experienced some form of sexual harassment.
In all, 56 percent of the girls and 40 percent of the boys said they had experienced at least one incident of sexual harassment during the school year.
The survey finds the harassers often thought they were being funny. But nearly a third of those on the receiving end said the harassment made them feel sick to their stomach, affected their study habits or fueled reluctance to go to school at all.
After being harassed, half of the targeted students did nothing about it. Only 9 percent reported the incident to a teacher, guidance counselor or other adult at school.
Copyright 2011. The Associated Press.
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by RamirezNYC Location: New York City on Nov 7, 2011 at 10:23 PMThis has been going on for a long time in NYC Schools. The matter is taken so nonchalantly that school officials don't even face real penal action after failing to contact the police when they encounter sexual harassment in a school. An example I have first hand experience with is current NYC school Assistant Principle Alberto M. Garcia: Back in 2005 an 11-year-old girl told Garcia she had been sexually abused by a 14-year-old boy. The girl's mother contacted The Daily News (you can read the story there), but nothing was done. Garcia lost his post at that school due to an unrelated gun incident(again he failed to call police), but is now employed at Progress High School for Professional Careers in Brooklyn NY. Garcia failed to contact the police to save his reputation as principal of the school. He put his own pride before safety, and is punished by being given a 6 figure job in a different location where he still gets to work around kids. Now that's incentive to improve.[ Report Abuse ]
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