SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN HIGH-SCHOOL

This study presents results of a survey that asked current university students to recall instances of sexual harassment by high school teach ers. Although most respondents did not think that sexual harassment by teachers was frequent or serious in their high schools, half cited ex amples of such incidents involving other students. Approximately 6% of the respondents reported having personally experienced sexually inapp ropriate attention from high school teachers. In addition, over one th ird noted that they knew of a sexual relationship between a high schoo l student and a teacher In these cases, the majority of the respondent s thought the student and the teacher were equally interested in the a ffair. This finding, in conjunction with other responses, provided evi dence that students often disclaimed instances of sexual harassment in high school.