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Books and Articles
Below are books and articles that educators can use to facilitate important conversations around sexual misconduct issues and to continue developing their own skillset in building inclusive classrooms and promoting safe environments for all students.
Below are books and articles that educators can use to facilitate important conversations around sexual misconduct issues and to continue developing their own skillset in building inclusive classrooms and promoting safe environments for all students.
Whether or not the topic of sexual harassment comes up in class organically, teachers must address it with students. This teacher suggests ways to do that with sensitivity.
Whether or not the topic of sexual harassment comes up in class organically, teachers must address it with students. This teacher suggests ways to do that with sensitivity.
Grades: 6-12
Grades: 6-12
Lesson plans from the New York Times about how to teach the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment. (New York Times)
Lesson plans from the New York Times about how to teach the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment. (New York Times)
Grades: 9-12
Grades: 9-12
This TrustED article shares how the #MeTooK12 campaign aims to end unfair stigmas surrounding sexual assualt in schools. This article encourgaes school leaders to work and affect change in their schools and their communities.
This TrustED article shares how the #MeTooK12 campaign aims to end unfair stigmas surrounding sexual assualt in schools. This article encourgaes school leaders to work and affect change in their schools and their communities.
Description: This teaching tolerance article includes guidance from the National Association of School Psychologists on how teachers should respond when a student discloses a sexual assault.
Description: This teaching tolerance article includes guidance from the National Association of School Psychologists on how teachers should respond when a student discloses a sexual assault.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
24/7 Respect Program
24/7 Respect Program
24/7 Respect is a program, created by the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Office of Equity, to empower students to address and report bias-based and sexual misconduct, whether it is in-person or online.
24/7 Respect is a program, created by the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Office of Equity, to empower students to address and report bias-based and sexual misconduct, whether it is in-person or online.
Students in grades 6 through 12 watch and discuss the film, "24/7 Respect," to better understand how to identify and report bias-based and sexual misconduct. In addition, schools are provided with optional lesson plans, enabling students to deepen their understanding of how to foster a safe, respectful, and welcoming environment for all.
Students in grades 6 through 12 watch and discuss the film, "24/7 Respect," to better understand how to identify and report bias-based and sexual misconduct. In addition, schools are provided with optional lesson plans, enabling students to deepen their understanding of how to foster a safe, respectful, and welcoming environment for all.
The BPS Office of Equity launched 24/7 Respect in the spring of 2019 in response to an alarming nationwide increase in students engaging in bias-based and sexual misconduct, including posting offensive racial comments online and "sexting."
The BPS Office of Equity launched 24/7 Respect in the spring of 2019 in response to an alarming nationwide increase in students engaging in bias-based and sexual misconduct, including posting offensive racial comments online and "sexting."
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