Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse : A Handbook for Teachers and Administrators

Very useful for all those trying to create a safe and welcoming climate in schools. Rita M. Kissen, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, University of Southern Maine "The authors have provided school administrators with a blueprint for action on this issue." Lorna R. Lewis, Assistant Principal, South Side High School, Rockville Center, New York Make your school a haven for learning and teaching. Put a stop to sexual abuse and sexual harassment of students by other students or staff members. The authors help you define problems and provide policy guidelines, including model forms and letters to customize for your school′s use. This guide helps you refine, strengthen, and maximize the effectiveness of your school or district′s policies and create an environment in your school or district where students and educators feel respected and safe. You′ll learn how to: * Recognize sexual abuse and sexual harassment * Report, investigate, and document any charges of abuse or harassment * Offer your students encouragement and support instead of suspicion and doubts * Incorporate valuable lessons about sexual abuse and harassment into your curriculum * Help staff and students see sexual abuse and harassment as societal and human issues that affect everyone Discover how to cope with problems if they do occur, and find out how to make (and keep) your school a healthy learning community where sexual abuse and sexual harassment are not tolerated. This book has the tools you need to make nonacceptance the norm for everyone in dealing with these harmful behaviors.

Dr. Audrey Cohan is the Senior Dean for Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Studies at Molloy University, Rockville Centre, New York. She has been at Molloy University for twenty-nine years during which time she served as Professor, Chairperson of the Education Department, and Interim Dean for the Division of Natural Sciences. Dr. Cohan has taught in the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. She began her career as a special education teacher in New York City working with students with special needs in both self-contained and resource room settings. Her first book, published in 1995, was titled Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse: A Handbook for Teachers and Administrators. This co-authored book was an outgrowth of her dissertation work, which focused on child sexual abuse within schools. Dr. Cohan co-edited a five-volume Breaking the Mold series about educational innovation with Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles about English language learners. The textbook published in 2016, Serving English Language Learners earned the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Most Promising New Textbook Award. Her other co-authored book publications include Beyond Core Expectations: A Schoolwide Framework for Serving the Not-So-Common Learner (2014), America’s Peace-minded Educator: John Dewey (2016), Team Up, Speak Up, Fire Up! Educators, Students, and the Community Working Together to Support English Learners (2020), and From Equity Insights to Action (2022). While at Molloy University, Dr. Cohan has been the recipient of the Faculty Leadership Award, the Faculty Recognition Award, the Molloy University Research Award, and the Distinguished Service Award.