1. Sexual Harassment Lesson Purpose: Define what sexual harassment is
Learn the difference between sexual harassment and flirting
Learn what to do if someone is sexually harassing you

2. Sexual Harassment Definition:
Any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
--Equal Employment Opportunity Council

3. School prepares you for the workforce
If you sexually harass someone at your work, you could be fired.
We need to learn about sexual harassment now because this behavior cannot be tolerated anywhere.

4. It is against the Law Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Michigan Law
Chippewa Valley Guidelines

5. The laws are concerned with the IMPACT OF THE BEHAVIOR.
In other words, the law is concerned with how the PERSON ON THE RECEIVING END IS AFFECTED BY THE BEHAVIOR, not with what the other person means by the behavior.

6. To put it bluntly, even if you didn’t mean it, if it feels like it to the person you do it to, it is sexual harassment.

7. In the eye of the beholder

8. Questions:
So, if a girl says she is being sexually harassed and the boy says he is only joking around, what is it???
Can boys be sexually harassed by girls??
If you feel sexually harassed by a teacher, what should you do?

9. Verbal Harassment Examples:
Calling girls names like doll, babe, or honey
Whistling at someone, cat calls
Making suggestive sexual comments about a person’s body, clothing or looks
Telling sexual jokes, stories or teasing
Asking sexual questions
Repeatedly asking out a person who is not interested
Making kissing sounds, howling, and smacking lips
Telling lies or spreading rumors about a person’s sex life
Written comments, notes, or letters of a sexual nature---this includes social media harassment

10. Non-verbal Examples of Sexual Harassment
Looking a person up and down
Staring at someone
Blocking a person’s path
Following the person
Giving personal gifts
Displaying sexually suggestive visuals
Making facial expressions such as winking, throwing kisses, or licking lips
Making sexual gestures with hands or through body movements

11. Physical Examples of Sexual Harassment
Inappropriate or unwanted touching, such as groping, pinching, grabbing of body parts
Tearing or pulling at a person’s clothing, including snapping bras, pulling down pants, or flipping skirts
Standing in someone’s way or standing too close in a way that makes the person feel uncomfortable
Bumping into someone or brushing against the person on purpose in a way that makes the person uncomfortable.
Unwanted Patting, hugging or kissing

12. Sexual Harassment: Is a legal problem Concerns schools
Gets worse when it is ignored
Should be talked about to create a healthy school environment
Can be embarrassing to talk about
Should never be tolerated

13. Sexual Harassment vs. Flirting
Unwanted
Power motivated
Illegal
One sided
Makes the receiver feel powerless
Usually results in the reciever feeling upset
Welcome attention
Equally motivated
Legal
Goes both ways
Makes you feel good about yourself
Makes you feel in control

14. Sexual harassment vs. Flirting
Makes the receiver feel:
Bad
Angry/Sad
Demeaned
Ugly
powerless
Makes the receiver feel:
Good
Happy
Flattered
Pretty/Attractive
In control

15. Sexual Harassment vs. Flirting:
Results in:
Negative self esteem
Is perceived as:
One-sided
Demeaning
Invading
degrading
Results in:
Positive self esteem
Is perceived as:
Reciprocal
Flattering
Open
A compliment

16. What to do:
Confront the harasser, let them know what you don’t like and tell them to stop
If they don’t stop or you are uncomfortable confronting:
Talk to your parents
Talk to a teacher, the counselor, the principal
Any adult you feel comfortable with

17. What will happen:
The person sexually harassing will be disciplined strongly
School officials will follow up to make sure it does not happen again
Your parents could choose to have the harasser arrested
Legal action can be taken depending on severity of the situation

18. Sexual Harassment
It should never be tolerated!