Youth ChallengeUnit 4: Tackling Sexual Harassment in Your SchoolBack to Table of Contents || Stage 7 Activity sheet: Thinking about your own schoolIt's time to have a look at your own school and see what the situation is. You may find that there is no problem at your school - that would be great. Or you may find that there are just a few isolated instances that need to be dealt with. So, here are some questions to help you carry out a thorough and effective evaluation of types of behaviour at your school.
Note: When you are recording your observations you need to keep details. But do not specifically name any people involved ('Jai harassed Katrina') but use descriptors such as 'a Year 10 boy tried to flip up the skirt of a Year 8 girl outside the girls' toilets'. Responding to your findingsYour findings should identify what behaviour goes on, draw conclusions about the degree to which a problem exists and make some suggestions about what could be done about it in your school - such as posters, newsletters, or publicising the school policy. You could share your evaluation with your school's SRC or the principal through the SRC. You may be able to make a real difference! Let us know what your school is doing to address sexual harassmentThe Sex Discrimination Commissioner would like to hear about some of the positive ways that schools and students are dealing with sexual harassment and homophobia. So if you've got a program at your school that's working well or, as a result of your investigations, you decide to do something about sexual harassment in your school, then you can write to the Commissioner:
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