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Handling sexual harassment in Schools
New York Times (blog)‎
What would you tell a daughter who said she was being “sexual harassed” at school? The American Association of University Women surveyed 1965 students and found that nearly half of both boys and girls in grades 7 through 12 reported ...

National Study Finds Widespread sexual harassment of Students in Grades 7 to 12
New York Times
Nearly half of 7th to 12th graders experienced sexual harassment in the last school year, according to a study scheduled for release on Monday, with 87 percent of those who have been harassed reporting negative effects such as ...

Study examines student sexual harassment
CNN 
(CNN) -- Sexual harassment is part of everyday life in middle and high schools across the country, a new study released on Monday by a nonprofit research organization said, with the vast majority of students who have been ...

Sexual harassment: Nearly half of 7th- to 12th-graders targeted in a year
Christian Science Monitor
The report also highlights some examples of how educators have been able to help students stand up to sexual harassment. By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Staff writer / November 7, 2011 Nearly half of students in Grades 7 to 12 experience sexual harassment ...

Report: sexual harassment common in schools
Washington Post (blog)
Nearly half of students in a nationally representative sample of students in grades seven through 12 reported that they had been subjected to some form of sexual harassment in the 2010-11 school year, and most said it had a ...

Half of US students face sex harassment: survey
AFP
WASHINGTON — Forty-eight percent of US middle and high school students suffered sexual harassment in the past school year, both in person and online, a national survey released Monday said. And 87 percent of those students said the experience had a ...

Nearly Half of Students Say They're Sexual Harassed at School
ABC News
Nearly half of seventh to 12th graders experienced sexual harassment at school last year, according to a survey released today by the American Association of University Women. Most of them said the harassment had taken a toll on their productivity in ...

Sexual harassment in schools: A 'big deal'
Washington Post (blog) 
‎ By Janice D'Arcy (Mark Gail - THE WASHINGTON POST) Just as sexual harassment is claiming headlines in the presidential race, a new study to be published today finds that sexual harassment is a widespread phenomenon in middle and high schools across the ...

Survey: sexual harassment pervasive in grades 7-12
The Associated Press 
‎Added up, it's an epidemic — student-on-student sexual harassment that is pervasive in America's middle schools and high schools. During the 2010-11 school year, 48 percent of students in grades 7-12 experienced some form of sexual harassment in person ...

Sex harassment pervasive in grades 7-12: survey
CBS News
NEW YORK -- 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 ...

Half of US students face sexual harassment: survey
Globe and Mail
Nearly half of US students in grades seven to 12 were victims of sexual harassment last year, according to a new survey. The survey of 1, 965 students, conducted by the Association of American University Women, found that 48 per cent of students ...

National Study Reveals Striking Findings on School Sexual Harassment
Care2.com (blog) 
A new national study, Crossing the Line, reveals some staggering statistics on school sexual harassment. The survey was conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), a nonprofit research organization whose mission ...

Sexual Harassment In Schools Is Frighteningly Common
Jezebel 
A new study has found that over half of girls, and many boys, experience sexual harassment in middle or high school. And although some might claim that's just "kids being kids," victims suffer many ill effects. According to the Times, ...

Sexual Harassment Common in Schools
Ms. Magazine 
According to a study released by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), 48 percent of students in grades 7-12 experience sexual harassment, either in person or through texting, emails, or social media platforms. ...

Many Teens Endure sexual harassment
Education Week News
As students navigate changing sexual and social norms in middle and high school, many of them confuse the line between joking and sexual harassment, according to a new report. Based on the first nationally representative survey in a ...

US school peers sex harassment common
UPI.com
"Crossing the Line: sexual harassment at School" by the American Association of University Women, a non-profit organization, was based on a nationally representative survey of 1965 students in grades 7 to 12 conducted in May and June. ...

Sexual harassment reported to be rampant in grades 7-12
Examiner.com
According to a major national survey released today by the American Association of University Women nearly half of all students in grades 7-12 experienced some form of sexual harassment by their classmates during the 2010-2011 school year. ...

Sexual harassment is part of life in schools
Capitol Hill Blue
At least 48 percent of school students in grades 7-12 are sexually-harassed in school, a new national survey released by the American Association of University Women says. The report, released Monday, says sexual harassment is ...

Health Highlights: Nov. 7, 2011
U.S. News & World Report
A new survey finds that 48 percent of US students in grades 7 through 12 experienced some form of sexual harassment from other students during the 2010-11 school year. The sexual harassment occurred in various ways, including physical contact, ...

Half of US students face sex harassment: survey
AlterNet
Forty-eight percent of US middle and high school students suffered sexual harassment in the past school year, both in person and online, a national survey released Monday said. Forty-eight percent of US middle and high school students suffered sexual ...

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