The Los Angeles Times recently published the results of a survey revealing that four out of five teenagers are victims of sexual harassment at school. One in ten students report having been forced to commit a sexual act during class hours. Investigators say the findings prove sexual harassment in schools has reached “epidemic” proportions. Ten years after the sexual harassment ban and the high-profile Thomas hearings, job training programs begin with sexual harassment myths and facts or pre-tests. on knowledge of the prohibitions against the activity. These tests always give "true" answers to myths such as "women in male-dominated jobs should expect to live with foul language and dirty jokes" or "only certain types of men harass female workers." ". a form of sex discrimination violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and, in the employment context, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended 1991. Unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission or rejection of that behavior explicitly or implicitly affects employment or education of an individual, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work or educational performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or educational environment. Sexual harassment can occur in a variety of circumstances. Both the victim and the harasser can be a woman or a man. The victim does not have to be of the opposite sex. The victim can be anyone affected by the offensive behavior. ...... middle of paper ......advention and defense of claims. A program to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace is not only required by law, but is also the most practical way to avoid or limit harm should harassment occur despite all prevention efforts. Unfortunately, “boys” will always be “boys” and “girls too”. Bibliography http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/sexualHarTypical.htm http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/employerObligations.htmwww.eeoc .gov/ laws/vii.htmlwww.dfeh.ca.govKing and Barlow, Sexual Harassment: When a Rapid Response May Not Be Enough Prevention, 1999Brower & Associates, Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, 1999Parham and Rajcic, Sex and Power in Schools, 1996Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson, Finding the Facts: Harassment InvestigationsSchool Policy Legal Insider, April 1999Equal Opportunity Commission: Policy Guidance on Sexual Harassment, 1990