Teacher-on-Student Sexual Harassment: Monkeying Around?

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-172

  Zirkel, Perry A ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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References (12)

1. Gebser v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch. Dist., 118 S. Ct. 1989 (1998).
2. See, for example, Perry A. Zirkel, "National Trends in Education Litigation: Supreme Court Decisions Concerning Students," Journal of Law and Education, in press.
3. 503 U.S. 60 (1992). For a discussion of this case, see Perry A. Zirkel, "Damages for Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, June 1992, pp. 812-13. Based on the three-member concurring opinion in Franklin, which criticized the "ancien regime" of the liberal justices, I predicted that the Court would follow with narrowing decisions in this context.
4. Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 118 S. Ct. 2275 (1998); and Burlington Indus., Inc. v. Ellerth, 118 S. Ct. 2257 (1998).
5. See, for example, Perry A. Zirkel, "Wrong by Wright: Liability for Sexual Abuse," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1988, pp. 451-52; idem, "Cannons and Canons: Enough Is Enough," Phi Delta Kappan, September 1988, pp. 74-75; idem, "Who's Harassing Whom?," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990, pp. 734-35; idem, "Damages for Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, June 1992, pp. 812-13; idem, "Abuse of Students or by Students?," Phi Delta Kappan, December 1993, pp. 344-47; idem, "Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, April 1995, pp. 648-50; and idem, "Where It Rains, It Doesn't Necessarily Pour," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1996, pp. 643-44.
6. See, for example, Perry A. Zirkel, "Wrong by Wright: Liability for Sexual Abuse," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1988, pp. 451-52; idem, "Cannons and Canons: Enough Is Enough," Phi Delta Kappan, September 1988, pp. 74-75; idem, "Who's Harassing Whom?," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990, pp. 734-35; idem, "Damages for Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, June 1992, pp. 812-13; idem, "Abuse of Students or by Students?," Phi Delta Kappan, December 1993, pp. 344-47; idem, "Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, April 1995, pp. 648-50; and idem, "Where It Rains, It Doesn't Necessarily Pour," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1996, pp. 643-44.
7. See, for example, Perry A. Zirkel, "Wrong by Wright: Liability for Sexual Abuse," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1988, pp. 451-52; idem, "Cannons and Canons: Enough Is Enough," Phi Delta Kappan, September 1988, pp. 74-75; idem, "Who's Harassing Whom?," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990, pp. 734-35; idem, "Damages for Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, June 1992, pp. 812-13; idem, "Abuse of Students or by Students?," Phi Delta Kappan, December 1993, pp. 344-47; idem, "Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, April 1995, pp. 648-50; and idem, "Where It Rains, It Doesn't Necessarily Pour," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1996, pp. 643-44.
8. See, for example, Perry A. Zirkel, "Wrong by Wright: Liability for Sexual Abuse," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1988, pp. 451-52; idem, "Cannons and Canons: Enough Is Enough," Phi Delta Kappan, September 1988, pp. 74-75; idem, "Who's Harassing Whom?," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990, pp. 734-35; idem, "Damages for Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, June 1992, pp. 812-13; idem, "Abuse of Students or by Students?," Phi Delta Kappan, December 1993, pp. 344-47; idem, "Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, April 1995, pp. 648-50; and idem, "Where It Rains, It Doesn't Necessarily Pour," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1996, pp. 643-44.
9. See, for example, Perry A. Zirkel, "Wrong by Wright: Liability for Sexual Abuse," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1988, pp. 451-52; idem, "Cannons and Canons: Enough Is Enough," Phi Delta Kappan, September 1988, pp. 74-75; idem, "Who's Harassing Whom?," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990, pp. 734-35; idem, "Damages for Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, June 1992, pp. 812-13; idem, "Abuse of Students or by Students?," Phi Delta Kappan, December 1993, pp. 344-47; idem, "Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, April 1995, pp. 648-50; and idem, "Where It Rains, It Doesn't Necessarily Pour," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1996, pp. 643-44.
10. See, for example, Perry A. Zirkel, "Wrong by Wright: Liability for Sexual Abuse," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1988, pp. 451-52; idem, "Cannons and Canons: Enough Is Enough," Phi Delta Kappan, September 1988, pp. 74-75; idem, "Who's Harassing Whom?," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990, pp. 734-35; idem, "Damages for Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, June 1992, pp. 812-13; idem, "Abuse of Students or by Students?," Phi Delta Kappan, December 1993, pp. 344-47; idem, "Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, April 1995, pp. 648-50; and idem, "Where It Rains, It Doesn't Necessarily Pour," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1996, pp. 643-44.
11. See, for example, Perry A. Zirkel, "Wrong by Wright: Liability for Sexual Abuse," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1988, pp. 451-52; idem, "Cannons and Canons: Enough Is Enough," Phi Delta Kappan, September 1988, pp. 74-75; idem, "Who's Harassing Whom?," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990, pp. 734-35; idem, "Damages for Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, June 1992, pp. 812-13; idem, "Abuse of Students or by Students?," Phi Delta Kappan, December 1993, pp. 344-47; idem, "Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment," Phi Delta Kappan, April 1995, pp. 648-50; and idem, "Where It Rains, It Doesn't Necessarily Pour," Phi Delta Kappan, May 1996, pp. 643-44.
12. With the threat of termination of federal funding looming in the background, voluntary compliance in the form of adopting and disseminating an effective grievance policy is the typical result of an OCR investigation.