- Sexual harassment is unwanted and unwelcome sexual behavior that interferes with your right to get an education or to participate in school activities. In school, sexual harassment may result from words or conduct of a sexual nature that offend, stigmatize, demean, frighten, or threaten you because of your sex.
- Agreement isn’t needed. The target of sexual harassment and the perpetrator (the one doing the harassing) do not have to agree about what is happening. Sexual harassment is subjective, defined by the person being targeted. You do not have to get others to agree with you.
- Sexual harassment can happen once or many times. Being the target of sexual harassment may make it very scary to go to school, or hard to concentrate. Incidents of sexual harassment may cause the target to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or threatened.
- School district officials are legally responsible to guarantee an education for all students in a safe environment that is free from sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
- Some forms of sexual harassment are also crimes and should be reported to the police or the district attorney so that the perpetrator can be prosecuted.
- Touching, pinching, grabbing body parts.
- Being cornered.
- Sending sexual notes or pictures.
- Writing sexual graffiti.
- Making suggestive or sexual gestures, looks, jokes, or verbal comments (including mooing or barking and other noises).
- Spreading sexual rumors or making sexual propositions.
- Pulling someone's clothes off.
- Pulling your own clothes off.
- Being forced to kiss someone or do something sexual.
- Attempted rape and rape.
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General Resources:
Denver Metro Area Resources:
Colorado School Safety Hotline
(877) 542-SAFE
Denver Center for Crime Victims
(303) 860-0660
Adams Community
Mental Health Center
(303) 853-3500
Aurora Mental Health Center
(303) 617-2300
Boulder Mental Health Center
(303) 433-8500
Comitis Crisis Center (Aurora)
(303) 341-9160
Jefferson County
Center for Mental Health
(303) 425-0300
Jefferson County
Child Advocacy Center
(303) 987-4885
Mental Health Corporation of Denver
(303) 377-4300
Servicios de la Raza
(mental health services in Spanish)
(303) 458-5851
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