>
> Linda Purrington wrote:
> "The following paragraph is excerpted from Title IX: 25 Years of
> Progress
> [sic] (Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1997).
> It
> troubles me that this is held out as an example of how success in
> equity; do you have a similar reaction?:
>
> "Sexual Asaults and Threats in High School
> In one school district, a disabled sophomore high school student was
> sexually harassed by her male music teacher."
>
> Linda's questions about this case are right on target. I was involved with
> writing this publication and many of us who worked on it raised the same
> questions as Linda. I believe, however, that this example reflects the
variety
> of "solutions" required to incidents of this kind. Here, it was most likely
> quicker to get the student out of the abusive setting than to change the
setting
> itself. The important immediate goal was to protect the student. Of course
> that solution doesn't protect students (plural) for the long run. Once again,
> there is always more than meets the eye and questions like Linda's help us see
> better, become more aware of levels of inquiry.
>
> jacquelyn_zimmerman@ed.gov