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05/17/2007

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Not that I'm against sensitivity training, or, god forbid, for harrassment, but the issue for me is what about gray areas? I mean, as a junior high school student in Scotch Plains, I received way more than my fair share of harrassment. But it wasn't based on any of the things you touched on: it wasn't religious, sexual, or racial. Rather, it was because I had a much-worse-than-usual case of acne-scarred skin, and was a little "weird." Maybe that doesn't sound like it could be that serious, in terms of harrassment, but to me, it's the same boat: being harrassed for things beyond one's control.

So then the question becomes: do we have to then protect virtually everyone?

It's interesting you mention Columbine as a potential end-game if such sensitivity training weren't implemented, since I'd say the harrassment they received (or at least *felt* they received) was much more akin to the kind I just outlined that I felt, not the kind you outlined in your piece.

Thoughts?
-Jon

Michael Shapiro

Thanks for your thoughtful note, Jon. I think that while I did point out specific forms of bias-based harassment, any sensitivity training program would be deficient if it did not address more general kinds of bullying/harassment. I would recommend that such a program be standardized for every school and be well-thought out and worthwhile, not some hokey talk that causes teenagers to roll their eyes. I also think such a program should be accompanied by a standardized anti-harassment policy that should be thoroughly explained to students and vigorously enforced.

prairiefyre

Even in towns with reputations for being "progressive," the school administrators don't seem to know what to do with harassment. In my town, the school principle and superintendent didn't have a clue about how to address one middle school student calling another the "N" word. Awareness of this problem has been around long enough for schools to figure out a policy and use it. Workplaces have mandatory sexual harassment training. Why not something similar to address sexual and racial harassment and bullying in schools, and clear protocols for how to handle the situation when it arises?

pooam

Its a good idea. If such kind of trainings are introduced atleast some people would change their behavoiur.

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Well I think that the nature of modern Sensitivity Training appears to be in some dispute. Its modern critics portray its origins and function in negative terms. Others view the approach as benignly beneficial in many of its historical and contemporary implementations.

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