Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Wisconsin

Re: student sexual harrassment?

Generally speaking, no. The matter should be reported to the principal. If the principal/school fails to take or make any corrective action and the same behavior continues, then there might be a cause of action against the school. Currently, your son may have a civil battery claim.

The sexual harassment laws, however, generally only pertain to protection someone from sexual harassment from an employer or certain people in the control of a governmental entity.

There is also a whole body of what is called "School Law" with which I am not particularly familiar. A school lawyer would be better equipped to tell you about this matter further.

A good source of general "sexual harassment" information is the state's Equal Rights Division:

http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/er/default.htm.