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Roper, Larry D. – Journal of College and Character, 2015
Legislation and initiatives at the state and federal levels are challenging colleges and universities to review their approach to issues of sexual violence. This article addresses issues of compliance and beyond.
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, State Legislation, Federal Legislation
Palacios, Moses; Ison, Ashley; Hart, Ray; Lyons, Renata; Casserly, Michael – Council of the Great City Schools, 2017
This report seeks to contribute to the ongoing dialogue of raising our expectations for males of color and provide a resource for school districts seeking to build or recalibrate their initiatives to improve the academic outcomes of young men and boys of color. Throughout this report there are exemplars of current initiatives across the nation's…
Descriptors: Success, Educational Quality, Males, Educational Environment
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Charmaraman, Linda; Jones, Ashleigh E.; Stein, Nan; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: This study fills a gap in the literature by examining how school staff members view bullying and sexual harassment and their role in preventing both. Given recent legislation, increasingly more attention is paid to bully prevention; however, student-on-student sexual harassment is less addressed. Methods: Four focus groups were…
Descriptors: Bullying, Teacher Role, Sexual Harassment, Middle School Teachers
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Vega, Stephanie; Crawford, Heather Glynn; Van Pelt, J-Lynn – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2012
This literature review presents insights from existing research on how teachers view their role in creating safe schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) students. Analysis of the literature shows that there are concerns for LGBTQI students' safety in schools, that educational settings operate from…
Descriptors: School Culture, Homosexuality, School Safety, Teacher Role
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Murray, Olivia – Multicultural Perspectives, 2011
In the wake of institutionalized homophobia afflicting public schools, the nation faces a unique opportunity to acknowledge and transform the assumption that all people are or should be heterosexual and gender-conforming. In this article, the author examines how people, as a nation, can reform schools to be more inclusive of diverse student…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Homosexuality, Educational Policy, Social Bias
Kirby, Elizabeth – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2008
Recent incidents of school violence have brought bullying to the nation's attention in a dramatic way. Research shows that approximately 30% of teens in the United States either bully, are targets of bullying, or both (National Youth, n.d.). Bullying causes adverse physical, psychological, and social effects. It erodes feelings of self-worth and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Peer Relationship, Educational Environment, School Culture
Clark, Pat, Ed. – 2000
This brief report discusses sexual harassment in public schools and presents six recommendations for all school personnel to follow to help lower the incidence of sexual harassment. The report provides a definition of sexual harassment and cites several provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Contains three resources for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues, Public Schools, School Culture
Hughes, Teresa A. – Online Submission, 2006
Traditionally, single-sex education has been provided in the form of private schooling. Title IX regulations have loosened as a result of the No Child Left Behind Legislation; therefore, public school districts now have the legal right to create single-sex classes or single-sex schools if they deem it to be in the best interest of their students.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Minority Groups, Single Sex Classes, School Districts