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34% of boys and 31%of girls have been shown, given, or left unwanted,
sexual pictures or notes.
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38% of girls and 17% of boys have been blocked or cornered in a sexual way:
23% of girls and 14% of boys have been forced to kiss someone when they,
did not want to kiss that person. In addition, 13% of girls and 9% of boys
have been forced to do something sexual at school when they did not want to.
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23% of boys and 10% of girls have been called gay or lesbian.
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Of the 81%who have been harassed, one in five say they have been
,harassed by a school employee (such as teacher, coach, bus driver, teacher's
'aide, security guard, custodian, counselor, or principal). Girls were the target
25% of the time and boys were the target 10% of the time. The remaining
four out of five have been targeted by another student.
* American Association of University Women. Hostile Hallways: The AAUW
Survey on Sexual Harassment in America's Schools. Washington, D.C.:
AAUW, June 1993.
HRM VIDEO No EXCUSES: SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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