In the first article I looked at, there was a teacher that showed a seventh grade class an inappropriate video about sexual assault. The teacher was suspended for a couple of weeks and the parents were invited to the school to talk about any concerns that they had about the situation. I think that this could be a regular occurrence in schools when teachers talk about sexual harassment as it has happened at a school I use to go to. I don't think we will ever know the true intentions of these teachers showing these videos, whether or not it is to educate students about the possibilities or if there are other motivations, but there are so many rules for teachers, no further steps could be taken.
The second article that I read regarded another sexual harassment case. This was a little more serious than the first, as it wasn't just a video, it was an actual assault of many children. A hockey coach abused many children over the years and was actually caught at one point and served 3 years in jail. However, once he got out of jail, he was able to go back to coaching young boys, giving him access to more victims. Now, many years later, after one of the victims wrote an autobiography describing the abuse that he suffered, the story was blown up, again. I think that it is shocking that a pedophile was caught and then let go and allowed to coach young boys again. This never should have happened, these boys should never had to experience that.
The final article that I read was about the RCMP not responding to a sexual harassment claim for two years. A worker sent a complaint about a co-worker that was making sexual advances and leaving sex toys on her desk. She sent a complaint through the proper channels, and started waiting for a response and actions being taken. Once a letter was actually sent back to the women, it had been over two years and she wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry about the situation. In the letter, it said that this matter was taken very seriously and that they wanted to provide a safe workplace. I think that this was extremely disappointing to read about as if it takes two years for a response to go out to one of their own employees, how can we trust that they are doing a through job for society?
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