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Sexual Harassment In The Classroom — My Teacher Favors Me Unpleasantly

My physics teacher treats me differently than the other girls. There are only three of us girls in the class. He embarrasses me when he favors me. Sometimes he puts his hand on my back, shoulder, arm or hand and it totally makes me feel really uncomfortable. It freaks me out. The other two girls giggle and tease me about him and that really annoys me.

It’s an advanced class and I cannot drop out half way through the year. What should I do? I have nobody to talk to.

–Name Withheld

Thank you for your important question about how to handle sexual harassment in the classroom.
      Dearie, you should be able to talk to a parent or other adult about your wretched situation. The good news is that you’re half way though the year.
  • I want you to be very brave.  
Ask to speak to that teacher after class.
  • It would be best to have a buddy who could hang out at the door and listen to you, but if that’s not going to happen, be extra brave.
Tell your physics teacher that it makes you really uncomfortable when he favors you. 
  • Ask him to please stop touching you.
  • Try to look him in the eye as you say, “Please don’t annoy me because it is very awkward for me.”
  • Add, “You’re the teacher, I’m the student. You’re not supposed to be showing favoritism toward me in any way.”
  • Then walk out.
  • This is not up for discussion.

Try talking to an older sibling or cousin, if no grownup has time to talk to you. Then the two of you should find an adult who will listen.

My sincere apologies that we grownups are not good listeners, but some of us do try harder than others to make time to listen attentively.

~Didi

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