Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in New Mexico

sexual harrassment of teachers by students

If a municipal school refuses to discipline students for offensive language and allows offensive(profane and sexually suggestive)behavior and language to continue, are they violating federal and state law?


Asked on 4/03/00, 1:11 pm

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Julio C. Alejandro Julio C. Alejandro Serrano Attorney at Law

Re: sexual harrassment of teachers by students

It is a longshot. The main factor would be the disposition of a court to find the school liable for the student's behavior. As the student's are very much protected by other statutes, I think the school would lack effective ways to limit the conduct. Hence responsibility without effective means of mitigation would be unfair. Sue the students and their parents.

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Answered on 4/19/00, 12:17 am


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