Rock n Rolla :: Advice Columns :: Sexually Harassed Student Is Intimidated

This is from another column, Help Me Harlan, for teen and twenty-somethings:

Dear Harlan,
For the past school year, there's been this guy on my bus who is known to be very "touchy-feely." I discovered this in November, when he started touching parts of my body that I DONT want to be touched. I didn't say anything about it to any adults, just my friends. They told me that he was just being a guy and that it wasn't a big deal. I don't want to go into any details, but the other day, it made me feel very uncomfortable. I finally told my friend, who went to talk to him, since it was happening to another one of his friends, too. So, at lunch he went to go talk to him. Unfortunately, this is not the end; the boy came up to me on the bus to talk about lunch today. He told me that if that ever happened again, he would beat my friend up. The thing is that I don't know if what happened on the bus the day before was important enough for that kind of thing to happen. What do I do if it happens again? Please help.
Possibly Sexually Harassed

Dear Sexually Harassed,
It's not going to happen again, because you're going to tell adults who can help.

Know why he doesn't want you to tell anyone? Because once you tell, he'll lose most of his power. Once the right people know, he'll be outnumbered. Then, should he act on his threat, he's guaranteed to suffer the consequences.

He knows he's wrong. You know he's wrong. Everyone reading this knows he's wrong. Please, tell the people who need to know, so that you can be protected. Whether it's on a bus to school, summer camp or work, no one should be able to touch you. NO ONE! Tell your parents. Explain everything. Ask them to tell the authorities at school, who can stop him. If it doesn't feel right, it's wrong. Tell, and make it stop.
Harlan

ABOUT HARLAN
Harlan is an author, speaker, and syndicated columnist reaching millions of readers across the world. He is one of the youngest syndicated columnists and one of the most trusted voices when it comes to issues affecting people in their teens, twenties, and thirties. He's like Dear Abby, only he's a lot younger, a lot hairier, and he's a man.
http://www.helpmeharlan.com/letters/I/0729/0729c.html

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