Question

Which actions are considered sexual harassment? Check all that apply.

pinching a peer’s buttocks
telling jokes in front of someone
making sexual gestures or motions toward another person
making unwanted comments about a classmate’s body
asking someone repeatedly for a date after being asked to stop
sending a classmate a photo of the winning shot at a basketball game

Answer 1

Check all that apply:

- pinching a peer’s buttocks — Yes. (Unwanted physical contact of a sexual nature.)
- telling jokes in front of someone — No, not by itself. (Only sexual/offensive jokes directed at or making someone uncomfortable would be harassment.)
- making sexual gestures or motions toward another person — Yes. (Sexual gestures are harassment.)
- making unwanted comments about a classmate’s body — Yes. (Unwelcome sexualized comments are harassment.)
- asking someone repeatedly for a date after being asked to stop — Yes. (Persistent sexual/romantic advances after refusal constitute harassment.)
- sending a classmate a photo of the winning shot at a basketball game — No. (Harmless nonsexual photo is not harassment.)