Ted Talk

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

TED-talks

Introduction 

• Blissful ignorance 
• Perceived notion
• Team leader 

USA

Teachers who are victims of sexual harassment 

by their students should be afforded the same

 federal protections as students who are the victims 

of sexual harassment. 

Statistics SH

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) reported:

• 36% of high school students reported that students do sexually harass teachers and other school personnel.

 Psychological Association (APA):

•  80 % of teachers had been victims of student abuse.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Precautions 

• Rules

• Battles.

• Feedback

Handling in schools

• Investigate 
• Title IX & sex-based discrimination
• Prevention training 
• Informed students

Ongoing harassment 

• Preserve evidence (a pattern harassing behavior is required)
• Duty to report
• Employer 
• Affirmative obligation to investigate 

Student-Teacher

• Courts unfortunate takes 
•  Changing power dynamics
• federal protections 
•  “boys . . . ‘just being boys,’” 
• inherent power differences

Protection Schools & laws

•  Protection & prevention 
• Dismissing 
• Standard time Harassment
•  School regulations 

Not just the USA

Teachers who are victims of sexual harassment 

by their students should be afforded the same

 federal protections as students who are the victims 

of sexual harassment.