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Guidelines Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crimes: A Guide for Schools

This reference guide developed by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) offers practical guidance for district staff members related to harassment issues. District staff members responsible for harassment issues may find the content useful in developing appropriate policies and procedures.

Legal Office for Civil Rights Guidance on Harassment

This resource offers links to Office for Civil Rights (OCR) guidance documents addressing disability, racial, and sexual harassment in the school setting.

Practical Tips Harassment Training

This resource provides an example of how student harassment training has evolved at Waunakee Community Middle School in Waunakee, Wisconsin, over a 15 year period. This document summarizes the program's evolution and offers supporting materials.

References Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at Schools _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link to the American Association of Univeristy Women website provides information about its Crossing the Line report on sexual harassment in schools. As noted at its website, this report is "based on findings from a nationally representative survey conducted in May and June, 2011, it presents the most comprehensive research to date on sexual harassment in grades 7-12 and reveals some sobering statistics about the prevalence of sexual harassment and the negative impact it has on students' education. The report concludes with concrete recommendations and promising practices for preventing sexual harassment directed at school administrators, educators, parents, students and community members."

References Teaching Tolerance _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link to the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance project offers resources on teaching tolerance.

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