• Racial Harassment

A victim may experience racial harassment because of their race, skin color,
ancestry, origin country or citizenship.
Even perceived attributes of a certain ethnicity (curly hair, accents, customs,
beliefs or clothing) may be the cause. Racial harassment often looks like:
• Racial slurs
• Racial insults
• Racial jokes
• Degrading comments
• Disgust
• Intolerance of differences
• Gender Harassment
Gender-based harassment is discriminatory behavior towards a person based on
their gender.
Negative gender stereotypes about how men and women should or do act are
often the center of the harassment. Some examples are:
• A male nurse faces harassment for having what is perceived as a woman’s job
• A female banker hits the glass ceiling and taunted for not being “leader
material”
• A male colleague displays material (comics, posters) that’s degrading
to women
• Religious Harassment
Religious harassment is often interconnected with racial harassment but narrows
in specifically on the victim’s religious beliefs.
An individual with a religion that differs from the “norm” of the company
may face workplace harassment or intolerance in a variety of ways:
• Intolerance toward religious holidays
• Intolerance toward religious traditions
• Intolerance toward religious customs
• Cruel religious jokes
• Degrading stereotypical comments
• Pressures to convert religions
• Disability-Based Harassment
Disability-based harassment is a type of workplace harassment directed
 towards individuals who either:
• Suffer from a disability themselves
• Are acquainted with a disabled person or people
• Use disability services (sick leave or workers’ comp)
A person with a disability may experience harassment in the form of harmful
teasing, patronizing comments, refusals to reasonably accommodate or isolation.
• Sexual Orientation-Based Harassment
Sexual orientation-based harassment is starting to gain traction and recognition as
a legitimate type of workplace harassment. Victims face harassment because their sexual
orientation is different from those around them.
People of any sexual orientation (heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual,
etc.) may experience this form of harassment depending on their line of work.
For example, a homosexual man may face harassment on a construction
site whereas a heterosexual man may be teased for working in a salon.
• Age-Based Harassment
Workers 40 years and older are specifically protected by the Civil Rights Act of
1964 in an attempt to promote the employment of older people and reduce age-based
harassment.
A person facing age-based harassment might be:
• Teased and insulted,
• Left out of activities or meetings, or
• Unfairly criticized.
Simply because of their age and the stereotypes that come with it. Unfortunately,
this harassment is sometimes an attempt to wrongfully push the individual into early
retirement.

• Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is, simply, harassment that is sexual in nature and generally
includes unwanted sexual advances, conduct or behavior.
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a form of unlawful discrimination and is taken seriously
by the courts.
Other types of harassment might take some time and increasing severity to create a hostile work
environment for the victim, whereas sexual harassment typically brings about discomfort and
negatively impacts the victims’ life immediately.
• Examples Of Sexual Harassment:
• Sharing sexual photos (pornography)
• Posting sexual posters
• Sexual comments, jokes, questions
• Inappropriate sexual touching
• Inappropriate sexual gestures
• Invading personal space in a sexual way 
• How Big Is The Sexual Harassment Problem?
For many years, there have been whispers that sexual harassment runs rampant in
the restaurant industry. More recently, there’s been a steady flow of sexual harassment
stories coming from Hollywood spawning a #MeToo campaign that highlights the
prevalence of this behavior. Even at the lowest number, 25 per cent, this equates to One
In Four women experiencing workplace sexual harassment.
• Verbal Harassment
 
 
Verbal harassment can be the result of personality conflicts in the workplace that have
escalated beyond the casual eye roll or something more serious.
Unlike discriminatory types of harassment (such as sexual), verbal abuse is often not
illegal. Instead, verbal harassment can be someone who’s consistently mean or unpleasant.
For this reason, a lot of verbal harassment can be particularly damaging since it goes
unnoticed and unresolved.
• Examples of Verbal Harassment
Obvious verbal harassment behaviors include things like threatening, yelling,
insulting or cursing at a victim in public or in private.
If this is aimed at someone in a protected class, it is unlawful.

CAUSES OF HARASSMENT:
The causes of sexual harassment vary from person to person and from situation to
situation. Many of the causes are interrelated, and are linked to the culture and values in society
and in companies, and to the roles, relative power and status of the men and women concerned.
Women are much more likely to be victims of sexual harassment precisely because they
more often than men lack power, are in more vulnerable and insecure positions, low self-
confidence, or have been socialized to suffer in silence. In order to understand why women
endure the vast majority of sexual harassment, it is important to look at some of the underlying
causes of this phenomenon.
• Socialization
The way in which men and women were brought up to see themselves and others
strongly influences their behavior. Men who were brought up with beliefs like men are
made to rule over women carry these social values into the workplace, and treat their
female colleagues accordingly. Such men often even think that women take their
harassment as a compliment.
• Power Games
Social and political changes in recent years have changed power relationships.
Some men feel threatened by the career advancement of women and people of color, or
are uncomfortable with women's newfound independence and assertiveness at home and /
or at work. Other men who have recently gained positions of power may also try to prove
themselves by harassing women subordinates. Some men even regard it as a "fringe
benefit" to which their position, their power and their sex entitle them.
• Moral Values
In times of moral laxity, when extramarital affairs are broadly accepted, when
some people equate monogamy with monotony, it is relatively easy for people to indulge
in office flirtations, whether one-sided or mutual. The person who tries, and doesn't
accept rejection or sees the unwilling colleague as a challenge, easily becomes a harasser,
or may victimize the reluctant colleagues
• Divorce Reasons
The prevalence of marital stress and divorce in our society means that some men
and women come to work in a state of emotional distress that could make them
vulnerable to sexual harassment.
• Discrimination As A Form Of Workplace Control
Women tend to be in low-ranking positions, dependent upon the approval and
goodwill of male (superiors) for hiring, retention and advancement. Being at the mercy of
male superiors adds direct economic clout to male sexual demands; it also deprives
women of material security and independence which could help make resistance to
unreasonable job pressures practical.
Sexual harassment of women can occur largely because women occupy inferior
job positions and job roles; at the same time, sexual harassment works to keep women in
such positions.

SOLUTIONS OF HARASSMENT:
Clearly the hidden costs of harassment are enormous. It is in every employer's interest to
be proactive and prevent the problem, rather than having to redress it after damages have been
suffered. Aware individuals by bringing the seriousness of harassment to the attention of
management and of employees, by helping to formulate and implement appropriate policies, and
by helping victims to deal with the consequences of harassment.
Many practical steps can be taken, as part of an integrated program, to counter
harassment:
• A Clear Policy From Management
Management must develop, with consultants and in-company specialists, and with
relevant staff organizations and unions, a clear definition of, and policy on sexual
harassment.
Concerned people and the press should also help to publicize the need for such
policies.
• Awareness Of The Problem, And Of Own, And Others' Rights
Managers and all male and female employees must become aware of the problems
inherent in harassment, and must know how to handle it.
If a clear policy exists, and is well promoted, both the person being harassed, and
the person considering harassing someone, will know what the individual's rights are -
what is acceptable, and what not; also where the person being harassed can complain.
This should reduce considerably the likelihood of harassment.
• Complaints And Disciplinary Procedure
There must be clear guidelines on reporting and disciplinary procedures in cases
of harassment, and these must be communicated to all staff members.
Appropriate staff members can be selected, appointed and trained as complaints
officers with authority to institute disciplinary measures when necessary.
In large companies, counselors can be appointed and trained to provide support
and to give advice to staff who are sexually harassed, or to counsel harassers if required.
These may be the same people as the complaints officers, and could possibly also
sensitize and train managers and supervisors in the implementation of the policy.
• Other Supporting Measures
Assertiveness training and development of a healthy self-esteem will help women
to deal with harassers; and will also reduce the need in some men to try to prove
themselves by harassing colleagues.
An effective employment equity program, that ensures well-planned career paths
for all - based on merit, while also ensuring that people disadvantaged in the past get a
fair deal - will reduce the vulnerability of individuals to harassment by people who abuse
their power and authority.
A positive corporate culture, in which the rights and dignity of all staff members
are respected, and a positive example is set by management, will do much to create a
healthy environment in which sexual harassment cannot flourish.
• Don’t Keep Everything Behind Closed Doors
Publicly responding to harassment can deter future bad behavior
 To create a true culture of respect, accountability is essential. If issues are always
dealt with behind closed doors, other victims may feel unsure about coming forward,
because they have no way of knowing if reports are taken seriously.
Publicly responding to inappropriate behavior and demonstrating that there are
real consequences can act as a deterrent to others. More importantly, it demonstrates to
both employees and the public at large that your company doesn’t tolerate harassment.
Although no policy can be expected to eliminate the problem, we are convinced
that awareness of the problem and of ways to deal with it will help to reduce its extent
dramatically. Women, together with personnel and employee assistance professionals,
must take initiative and get their companies to act against harassment if a program is not
yet in place. Equally importantly, the appropriate professionals must assist victims of past
and present harassment to overcome the negative effects of that experience.
PUNISHMENT OF HARASSERS
• In Saudi Arabia:
Individuals convicted of assisting someone else with harassment will also be
punished under the new legislation. Even if a victim waives the right to prosecute a
harasser, the kingdom's legal authorities can still press charges. Those who witness
instances of molestation or harassment must also report the violations. Furthermore,
government agencies and private businesses should take appropriate steps to address and
curb harassment in the workplace, the legislation says.
• Penalties:
In addition to any other potential penalty or punishment under general Islamic
Sharia principles (which could include public lashing) or any other harsher punishment
under other laws, penalties for breach of the law are:
• 2 year prison sentence and/or a fine of SAR 100,000;
• 5 year prison sentence and/or a fine of SAR 300,000 if the victim of the
harassment is a child, a person of special needs, if the perpetrator was in a
position of power or influence over the victim, if the harassment occurs at a place
of work, education or child care, if the victim and the perpetrator are of the same
sex, if the victim was sleeping or unconscious, or if the harassment occurs at a
time of crisis, accident, or disaster.
• Any person aiding or assisting harassment will be liable to the same punishment
as if he or she had been the perpetrator of the harassment. Any person making a
false complaint of harassment is also liable to the same punishment as if they had
perpetrated the harassment. A person initiating harassment will be liable to half
the potential penalty imposed on the actual perpetrator of the harassment.
• Special Obligations On Employers Under The Law:
• In an employment context, employers are under an express obligation to:
• Put in place an internal complaints mechanism and procedure;
• Put in place procedures to investigate complaints validity as well as ensure their
 confidentiality;
• Take remedial action with regard to any breaches of these policies and the
obligations under this law on employers; and
• Not seek to prevent or replace (e.g. through trying to replace the criminal process
under the law with an internal process) a victim's right to raise a complaint to the
authorities regarding any harassment
• New legislation in Saudi Arabia will punish harassers with up to five years in
prison and fines of up to $80,000.
• The Saudi Shura Council, the kingdom's legislative body, approved the new law
on Monday, with female council members hailing the move as vital to protecting
the rights of all citizens.
• Individuals convicted of assisting someone else with harassment will also be
punished under the new legislation. Even if a victim waives the right to prosecute
a harasser, the kingdom's legal authorities can still press charges. Those who
witness instances of molestation or harassment must also report the violations.
Furthermore, government agencies and private businesses should take appropriate
steps to address and curb harassment in the workplace, the legislation says.
• In India:
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013 is a legislative act in India that seeks to protect women from sexual
harassment at their place of work. It was passed by the Indian Parliament on 3 September
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• The Act will ensure that women are protected against sexual harassment at all the
work places, be it in public or private. This will contribute to realization of their
right to gender equality, life and liberty and equality in working conditions
everywhere. The sense of security at the workplace will improve women's
participation in work, resulting in their economic empowerment and inclusive
growth.
• The Act defines sexual harassment at the work place and creates a mechanism for
redressal of complaints. It also provides safeguards against false or malicious
charges.
• The Act also covers concepts of 'quid pro quo harassment' and 'hostile work
environment' as forms of sexual harassment if it occurs in connection with an act
or behavior of sexual harassment
 • Penalties have been prescribed for employers. Non-compliance with the
provisions of the Act shall be punishable with a fine of up to $ 50,000. Repeated
violations may lead to higher penalties and cancellation of licence or
deregistration to conduct business.
• Government can order an officer to inspect workplace and records related to
sexual harassment in any organization.
• Under the Act, which also covers students in schools and colleges as well as
patients in hospitals, employers and local authorities will have to set up grievance
committees to investigate all complaints. Employers who fail to comply will be
punished with a fine of up to 50,000 rupees.
• India Introduces Death Penalty For Child Rapists:
• India's Cabinet has approved the introduction of the death penalty for those who
rape children, amid uproar over a series of high-profile cases.
• The change to the country's penal code applies to those convicted of raping a child
under the age of 12.
• There have been nationwide protests in recent weeks over the gang rape and
murder of an eight-year-old girl.
• The government has come under fire for not doing enough to prevent sexual-
assault cases, many involving children.
• A number of serious crimes in India carry the death penalty, but raping a child
was not among them until now.
• Nearly 19,000 cases were registered in India in 2016 - more than 50 each day.

Statistics Of Harassment:
• Overall World:

• In Asia:
• China:
A survey of female journalists revealed that 80% had experienced
unwanted behavior, an online survey of college students from all 34 provinces
revealed that 75% of female students and 35% of male students had experience
sexual harassment.
• In India:
Sexual harassment is frequently overlooked in India, even in the age of the
MeToo movement which saw survivors share their stories and led to the downfall of
numerous public figures worldwide, in politics, business, the entertainment industry, and
beyond. 
India was no exception to this trend, with women from all walks of life sharing
their stories of sexual harassment. Nonetheless, the practice remains a depressingly
common phenomenon in India, where a woman is sexually harassed every twelve
minutes. 
ccording to statistics recently released by the National Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB), of states, Uttar Pradesh recorded the most sexual harassment cases that year,
with 5,830. Madhya Pradesh followed with 2,985 cases, with Maharashtra placing third,
reporting 2,910 cases. Of cities, Delhi recorded the most cases of sexual harassment in
India in 2017, with 613, followed by Mumbai, with 391, and Kanpur, with 162.
Telangana recorded more cases of sexual harassment in the workplace than any other
state. Bihar was the state to record the most cases of sexual harassment on public
transport. 
• In Pakistan:
Harassment is a non-consensual act, carried out either physically or mentally, or
through words spoken towards another person, in a sexual context, which makes the
victim uncomfortable and distressed.
According to the statistics presented by Madadgaar National Helpline 1098 and
the National Commission for Children, Pakistan is among countries where around 70% of
women and girls have experienced violence by their partners and around 93% of women
have experienced different forms of sexual misconduct in public places in their lifetime.
According to the same helpline, over 9,000 women and children have asked for
protection by either contacting the helpline via phone or visiting in person.
Harassment of Women had registered some 378 cases during the last four
years.145 complaints were received from Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), 153 from
Punjab, 53 from Sindh, 22 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), four from Baluchistan and
one from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).20 cases were received from
various organizations, six of them from universities, including Quaid-E-Adam University
(QAU), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and Virtual Kohat
University. Five cases were reported from Postal Services, two from Pakistan Science
Foundation (PSF) and one each from hospitals, Lok Virsa, Gun and Country Club, RTI,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination.
83 cases were reported in 2015, 53 in 2016, 43 in 2017 and 21 in 2018.
Recent Cases Of Harassment In Pakistan:
Harassment is a non-consensual act, carried out either physically or mentally, or through
words spoken towards another person, in a sexual context, which makes the victim
uncomfortable and distressed.
• Murder Of Six-Year-Old Zainab Ansari After Rape In Kasur:
Each and every person on this earth has been killed once again. Our dignity has been
snatched once again. This time, it is an eight-year-old innocent girl from Pakistan, Zainab Ansari.
She was allegedly kidnapped, horrifically raped and brutally murdered. Her corpse was
discovered near a heap of garbage. This was the 12th such case reported from Kasur over the
years, the area where this heinous incident took place. And according to the postmortem reports,
the DNA found on the victim was similar to previous other victims.

It is extremely shameful that the police have not been able to arrest the culprit yet. But
this is just another case and as usual, protests are being held, candle marches are being organized,
talks and debates are taking place and the issue is getting huge media coverage. But has the
problem been solved? Absolutely not.

Every time such an incident occurs, voices are raised against rape and molestation but
after some time, the extreme pain the victim underwent is forgotten and things go back to
normal. And then there appears another rapist who ruins the life of another Zainab.

We all have so many questions on our minds: When will these people get punished?
When will this come to a halt? When will girls get a chance to live their lives without fear?
When will the sick mentality of people change? There are an uncountable number of questions
but nobody has answers. Where should we find the solution to all such problems?

Every time I come across any such news, my heart sinks to the bottom. I don’t want to
sympathize or feel pity because such emotions are not sufficient for this kind of excessive
suffering. Being a girl, I try to feel the agony but even in my dreams, I can’t imagine it. But of
course, such cases work perfectly in haunting and disheartening thousands of girls like me. I feel
ashamed that I am a part of such a brutal world, and I feel guilty that I am unable to do anything. 

Who is responsible for these cruel rapes and abductions? Some people are of the view
that women are to be blamed for such incidents because according to these people, short dresses
worn by women provoke men into committing sexual abuse. They believe that girls should not
go out at night. How cheap is the mentality of these sick people! Such narrow-minded people
have no right to lift their heads up when they can’t provide a safe environment to women.

It was neither the fault of little Zainab, nor the fault of Nirbhaya. The monsters who keep
their devilish eyes on women are the real culprits. And a share of the blame falls on the common
masses, who awake only after the occurrence of such an incident.

We always have been waiting for law and order to bring about justice. We look up to the
people in high positions to make justified decisions. But everything seems to be in vain. Perhaps
now, these people who commit such acts should be handed over to the public and then we can
watch the outcome. These people deserve a hell worse than death – perhaps only then will such
shameful incidents cease to occur as no one will dare to commit such an act again.
 • 4-Year-Old Toddler Jannat Raped And Dumped Into A 80-Feet Deep
Well In Mansehra:
A toddler girl in Mansehra died after spending four days in a deep well, having allegedly
been abducted and raped.
When little Jannat went missing from her home in Durban, Mansehra– her parents looked
desperately for her everywhere but to no avail. She had been missing for 4 days now and her
parents had lost all hope for her safe return. Until news of her being found came to them-
unfortunately not all news is good news.
Tiny Jannat had been found but she was barely alive. After being abducted -from outside
her home- a group of pedophiles, raped and then dumped her inside a barren 80-feet deep well, a
few miles away from the village.
Jannat was a warrior who survived the soul-scarring incident at the hands of those
barbaric men and somehow managed to regain consciousness inside the well. She kept crying
and screaming for 4 days straight in the hope that someone would be able to save her from the
hell that she had been thrown into.
There are conflicting versions of what exactly happened. The gravestone is that Jannat
had been abducted, raped and left to die inside the well. Adding insult to injury is that the dying
child was denied proper medical treatment, according to her family. This horrifying tale is what
prompted some national celebrities in Pakistan to raise their voices for Jannat and other alleged
minor victims of brutality.
Popular actress and model Armeena Khan posted a photo of the little girl on her
Instagram page, saying Pakistanis need justice for this little kid NOW.”
Some skeptics say that, while the case seems quite murky and foul play is highly
suspected, people should not rush to conclusions before all relevant facts are established.
Her father, Mohammad Nazakat told the media that there were no proper facilities at
King Abdullah Hospital (where his daughter was taken) which is why she could not get proper
treatment. He also alleged that there were no doctors at the said local hospital when they took
Jannat there and that the dispensers were unable to save her. The staff at the Tehsil Headquarters
Hospital in Oghi did not help him either in regards to his daughter’s post mortem nor did the
District Headquarters Hospital.
• Seven-Year-Old Girl Strangled To Death After Rape In Rawalpindi:
Even after her death, the victim was again subjected to sexual assault by her 18-year-old
uncle, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Syed Ali. He said the suspect had confessed to having
killed the girl after sexually assaulting her.
He said the girl’s father, an Afghan national, lived in Dhoke Chaudhrian’s sector ‘C’ with
his wife and six children. His younger brother (suspect) also lived with the family.
The SP said the suspect got married two months ago but his wife left him two weeks ago
and returned to her parents’ house.
Late on Thursday night, the girl’s father, who works as a scavenger, went to work along
with his elder son, leaving his wife and five children and the suspect at home.
 After midnight, the suspect took the girl from her mother’s room to another room and
subjected her to sexual assault.
After strangling her to death, he put the body on a bed outside her mother’s room and
covered her with a blanket. The suspect then left his house but police later traced him in the same
locality and took him into custody.
The incident came to light when the victim’s father and brother returned home at about
2.30am and found her lying outside her mother’s room.
“First, her father thought that she might have been taunted by her mother, therefore, she
was sleeping outside the room. But when he removed the blanket, he found her dead,” police
said.
The body was taken to a private hospital where a doctor declared it a police case because
the victim had been subjected to sexual assault.
A police team led by SP Ali reached the scene and collected evidence, including a blood
stained bed sheet. The police also called forensic experts who collected evidence from the scene.
The SP said the body was handed over to her parents after an autopsy. An investigation
has been launched and as soon as the postmortem report is received the circumstances in which
the girl was murdered could be known, he added.
The parents of the victim were reluctant in registration of a case but when they were
assured by the police that all possible help would be extended to them, they agreed to file an FIR.
City Police Officer (CPO) Mohammad Faisal Rana in a video message said an incident of
murder of a girl after rape had taken place in the airport police area and the suspect had been
arrested.
He didn’t reveal the relation of the suspect with the victim but said: “The suspect is a
close relative of the victim. His DNA and other forensic tests will be conducted and he would be
awarded an exemplary punishment.”
Soon after the incident came to light, a large number of people gathered at the house of
the victim and demanded the police send the case to the speedy trial court to award exemplary
punishment to the culprit.
Is Harassment Gender Biased?
Nope it never was, people were afraid to talk about it and some people are don’t even
know what is happening with them. Is it wrong, should we talk about it?
• Male Harassment:
Male sexual abuse cannot and should not be ignored under any circumstances. It is as real
an issue and one that needs its due share of importance.
The Express Tribune carried out a survey in 2016. Questions asking about whether men
had ever been assaulted or abused and regarding the age of the incident were posed to their
readers. The results of the same were quite horrifying.

Yes, there were only 927 respondents. This doesn’t even begin to account for the
countless men who go through this turmoil behind closed doors, silenced forevermore because
there is a blatant denial of male rape and abuse in the first place. However, male sexual abuse is
an ugly truth – one that can no longer be brushed under the carpet.
It is thus that Express tribune reached out to male victims of sexual assault or harassment,
asking them about how they came to terms with what happened to them.
The first individual they reached out to was 27-year-old Hamza,* a med school graduate.

“I must have been 9-years-old when it happened,” recounts Hamza. “We’d go to my

uncle’s place and my elder cousin would whisk me away into a room while the elders chatted. I
didn’t understand what was happening to me, why it hurt or why I felt filthy once it was over. He
would smile and tell me to never speak about it. He stayed silent. I did not. When I understood
what had transpired years later, I mustered up the courage to tell my father. That was the only
time I saw helplessness in his eyes. What would we have done about it?”
However, Hamza turned his wounds into an armor, and actively decided to help those
who were unfortunate enough to suffer from the safe fate.

“I kept it all inside me for way too long. Perhaps my silence was part of why we couldn’t
do much about what had happened. I’m not silent any longer, though. I’m vocal about this and I
want to help other victims in any way that I can.”
 • 23-Year-Old Adil, Too, Shared His Experience.
“I was 13 when my cousin first showed himself to me on the terrace, forcing me to do the
same. I went back in, but he’d creep in during every night stay. I was a small child, I couldn’t
stand up for myself. It went on for a while till his mom saw, told my mom and I was blamed for
it all. I’ve never confronted him about it. I avoid going there now. He acts like it never
happened.”
Though Adil remains traumatized by what happened, he has helped create pages on
Facebook where victims can share their stories.
• Jafar, A 19-Year-Old Media Studies Student Also Shared What He Went
Through.
“I used to love and respect my aunt a lot. She would dote on me in front of my mother
when we went to her place. She lived alone and was unmarried. When my mom left me with her
at times while at work, she would touch me inappropriately, or have me do the same. I always
felt highly uncomfortable. When my mother came back, I would cry so that we’d leave.
However, I could never tell her that her sister is a predator. What sickens me is that she was a
public school teacher and used to be around children all the time. I hope she never did the same
in school.”