(Part 1)
A high school gender equity club investigates rampant sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in K-12 schools. Content warning for mention of sexual assault and suicide.
(Part 2)
Kristi was raped by a classmate. She doesn’t want to tell her parents. But she does want to know how she can return to school without having to sit in a class with her attacker. Who can she talk to for confidential advice? The rape crisis center suggested she call a victim advocate. Watch their conversation. - Explore the video content and timings.
- Watch excerpts on our YouTube channel.
- Present the video using the Presentation Guide.
- Take action with the Action Guide.
- Read the reviews.
Take Action
- Action Guide SSAIS.org
- Start a SASH Club SASHClub.org
- Campus activism: How to Become a NOW Activist in High School Now.org
- Activism toolkit SSAIS.org
Resources
Related Resources
- #MeTooK12 Resources
- The Sexy Lie TEDx Youth Talk with Professor Caroline Heldman
- Teen survivor Lauren Allen Proud Activist video and blog
- “Kyle, An Anoka Student” video.
- Carrie Goldberg discusses issues facing girls of color in the NY Times
- Grace McComas Memorial Page
- Ten percent of students are subject to educator and staff abuse
- Example of intimidation of males
- Learn about education equity from the National Women’s Law Center
- Economic impact of sexual harassment
- Challenges for girls of color
- As a Rape Victim’s Mother I know Consent Education isn’t enough
- How to Protect Students from Sexual Harassment: A Primer for Schools (NWLC)
- Education resources at Equal Rights Advocates
- LGBTQ fact sheet Transgender Students’ Rights Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools
- SSAIS toolkits and factsheets
- Report on San Francisco Bay Area Title IX compliance TV report on noncompliant schools
- Meet Keasara Williams, SFUSD Office of Equity
- Adele P. Kimmel and Public Justice on sex discrimination and sexual violence
- Dating violence resources: Love is Respect, Jewish Women International
- RAINN resources to find sexual assault crisis centers by zip code and Laws in your state
- It Happened Here film
- UnSlut: A Documentary Film
- Verde student magazine, Introduction to the process and report, Salon report
- Start a SASH Club (Students Against Sexual Harassment)
Fact Sheets
- Economic impact of sexual harassment National Women’s Law Center
- Challenges for girls of color National Women’s Law Center
- FAQs for LGBT or Gender Nonconforming Students and Their Families National Women’s Law Center
- Transgender Students’ Rights (PDF) National Women’s Law Center
- Know what to do if you are sexually harassed or assaulted (SSAIS)
- Teachers and school staff can protect students from sexual harassment (SSAIS)
- Sexual harassment and students of color (SSAIS and NWLC)
Know Your Rights
- Know Your Rights SSAIS.org
- Filing Complaints SSAIS.org
- Quick FAQs SSAIS.org
- Webinar: Suspended and Removed: How to Enforce a Student’s Right to School National Women’s Law Center
- Pregnant and Parenting Students’ Rights – What You Can Do National Women’s Law Center
Problem with your school?
- Problem with your school SSAIS.org
- Filing complaints SSAIS.org
- Title IX Compliance Checklist SSAIS.org
- How to gather information about you school district’s Title IX policies SSAIS.org
Abuse by school staff
- Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, & Exploitation (S.E.S.A.M.E.)
- Talk About Abuse to Liberate Kids (TAALK)
Talking to students
- Birds and bees and kids by Amy Lang
Films, Online Talks and PSAs
Sexual assault prevention
- Awareness videos (SSAIS)
- Dating Violence: Tools for talking to teens from Jewish Women International
- Gender based violence and prevention films from Media Education Fund
Sexual objectification of women
- The Sexy Lie Caroline Heldman at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
- Miss Representation film from the Representation Project
- UnSlut: A Documentary Film
Healthy masculinity
- Masculinity and identity from Media Education Fund
- Violence against women—it’s a men’s issue Ted Talk by Jackson Katz
- A Call to Men Ted Talk by Tony Porter
- My Masculinity Helps explores the role of African American men and boys in the prevention of sexual violence
- The Mask You Live In film from the Representation Project
LGBTQ
Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation & Culture films from Media Education Fund 
Combatting campus assault
Selected films on sexual assault (preview recommended)
- Brave Miss World (high school version available)
- Rape Is
- Audrey and Daisy
- It Was Rape
Books and Studies
Books
- Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment K-12: Strategies and Solutions for Educators to Use in the Classroom, School, and Community by Bernice Sandler and Harriett Stonehill (2005)
- UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir by Emily Lindin
- I Have a Right To by Chessy Prout and Jen Abelson
Studies and other resources about K-12 sexual harassment and gender equity
- SSAIS Library SSAIS.org
- Crossing the Line AAUW
- Reinvigorating the Role of Title IX Coordinator: A Requirement and Resource Feminist Majority Foundation
- Safe Place to Learn National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments