Time’s Up: Schools Need to Teach Students About Sexual Harassment

Date

2021

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BYU Law Review

Abstract

This Note examines the current Title IX liability standards for student-on-student sexual harassment and argues that those standards need to be supplemented by mandatory education about sexual harassment, both for educators and for students. Part I provides an overview of the current Title IX liability standards and their limitations for student-on-student sexual harassment. Part II argues that the presumptions underlying the standards are barriers in the way of reducing the problem. Part III recommends educating students and school employees about sexual harassment—what it is, what its consequences are, what the school’s policy is, and what resources are available to victims.

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Keywords

schools, sexual harassment, law, Title IX

Citation

Nielsen, A. (2020). Time's up: schools need to teach students about sexual harassment. BYU Law Review., 46, 921.

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