Sexual Harassment in the School

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN

THE SCHOOL

A CASE STUDY

BY

AGNES L. CAPADA

Submitted in partial fulfillment

of the requirements

for the degree of

Master of Education

major in Education Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This case is about sexual harassment in the school filed by a teacher against her principal.

• Ana is a young woman teacher who works at one exclusive school. She is single and very outgoing. She is also smart and good looking.
• According to Ana, while she was talking to Rudy at the office, the school principal, put his hands on her legs and let it stay there for some time.
• Ana felt uncomfortable and she swore in the interview that she also felt Rudy’s hand pressing and sliding even as they kept on discussing some official matters.
• She also says she was embarrassed and did not want to offend the principal that was why she did not attempt to remove his hands.
• Ana filed sexual harassment charged Rudy, her school principal.

PROBLEM/ ISSUE STATEMENT

1. Rudy, the school principal didn’t show enough respect to Ana as a woman and school teacher.

2. Ana is very outgoing person, sometimes her outgoing ways are misunderstood by her co-teacher especially by male co-teacher.

3. Ana did not wear decent/proper attire that is why Rudy, the principal, tempted to touch her legs and commit sexual harassment.

4. She allowed Rudy to touch her legs and did not attempt to remove his hands while discussing some official matters just to avoid offending him.

5. Lack of training in the areas of moral and ethical obligations in the school.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. If you were the head of HRD, how will you handle the case filed by Ana?

If I were the head of Human Resource Management, First, I will keep the case confidential in order to protect the dignity of Ana and addition, to avoid gossips in the school because of the issue. Second, if the statement of Ana is right and there is a witness, I will help her to give justice on what Rudy did to her. We have laws to protect the right of every woman and Ana deserves to claim these rights even though she is very outgoing person and liberated.

2. Who is at fault here Ana or Rudy? Explain your choice?

I think both parties have fault, why? First, Ana did not wear proper attire which is appropriate in the school, I think she wore mini shirt that’s why she accidentally showed her smooth skin when she sat down and crossed her legs. There’s a saying “the weakness of a man is a woman” nowadays, most men are tempted to commit sexual harassment because many women failed to dress themselves decently. Second, Rudy, the school principal, failed to act as a professional person because of the temptation; he failed to respect a woman like Ana.