Sexual Harassment Quiz (True or False)
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Making public comments about the body of someone you
like.
Telling a person about sexual things you’d like to do to
them.
Being a part of a group that grabs at people in the hall.
Rating people’s bodies.
Leaving sexual pictures in someone’s locker.
Touching a person in a way that makes him or her cringe,
protest , or move away.
Threatening a person with sexual harm.
Spreading sexual rumors about someone.
Hugging someone after being told he or she didn’t want to
be hugged.
Writing sexual things about someone on a rest room wall.
Are the following cases sexual
harassment? If so, how?
1. A group of male students makes rude
comments about a female student’s
appearance in the hallway. The female
student does not know the boys and does not
say anything. She walks away hurriedly.
2. A girl keeps asking a boy to go out with her.
He has said “no” repeatedly and is now
beginning to feel embarrassed in front of his
friends when she comes around. She makes
fun of his masculinity using derogatory terms.
Are the following cases of sexual
harassment? If so, how?
3. A boy has started blocking the hallway when a
certain girl wants to pass by. He says he just
wants to talk to her and ask her out. She does
not share the same feelings and has
repeatedly asked him to stop bothering her.
4. Two male students are always swapping dirty
jokes in the hallway and both seem to be
having a good time. Unfortunately, their jokes
are often overheard by others.
What is sexual harassment?
• Sexual harassment is unwanted, unwelcomed,
uninvited sexual behavior. Someone is being
mistreated because of his or her sex.
• It is a type of discrimination.
• It makes a person feel uncomfortable and
offended.
• It may be repeated or be offensive on a one-time
basis.
• It is not flirting.
Physical sexual harassment
• Grabbing or touching someone, especially
sexual parts
• Tearing or pulling at a person’s clothing
• Purposely bumping or rubbing against a
person
• Kissing or holding a person against his or
her will
• Impeding a person’s movement
Verbal sexual harassment
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Comments about body parts
Rating people’s bodies
Sexual suggestions or threats
Spreading sexual rumors
Sexual jokes
Using sexual orientation as an insult
(homosexuality or bisexuality)
Nonverbal sexual harassment
• Staring or pointing at a person’s body or
body parts
• Making obscene gestures
• Displaying obscene sexual material on a
locker or computer
• Writing people’s names, phone numbers,
sexual suggestions or drawings in public
places
What to do if you are sexually
harassed
• Tell the harasser to stop and that it offends
you.
• If the harassment continues: write down
times, places and witnesses.
• Report it. School officials are required to
check out all complaints.
• Get some advice and help from a school
counselor or parent