Beyond Teasing.

A study released by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in 1993 reported that 85 percent of all girls and 76 percent of all boys in grades eight through eleven said that they had been sexually harassed in some manner in school. A survey conducted by Louis Harris & Associates of 1,632 boys and girls in public schools concluded that "sexual harassment in schools is creating a hostile environment that compromises the education of America's children." The survey characterized sexual harassment as "unwanted and unwelcome sexual behavior," ranging from sexual comments, jokes, gestures, or looks to forced physical activity. Critics contended that the report used too broad a definition of sexual harassment.

Statistics.

Seventy-six percent of all girls polled and 56 percent of boys said they had been the recipients of unwanted sexual comments or looks. Sixty-five percent of girls and 42 percent of boys said they had...