[Editor’s note: once in a while people submit workplace or school-based sexual harassment stories and they are published even though the site is focused on street harassment]
I’m a high school senior, and this happened to me a couple months ago in school. I was speed walking through the halls to get to my next class and I passed by a group of guys in my year who I didn’t know. When my back was turned towards them I heard a loud whistle, turned my head, and saw them smirking at me. I gave them the finger and continued walking, but not without hearing a burst of laughter coming from them. I had always held an optimistic view of the people at my school, but now I’ve become completely aware that street harassment can come from people of any age.
– Isabelle
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Margaret says
I can relate completely. I was harassed on a daily basis in secondary school. I went to a (female) teacher and complained about the harassment, thinking that I would receive support and assistance in dealing with the problem. Instead, she got up in front of the class and told the boys that had been harassing me to stop going after weak girls and find tough girls who could handle inappropriate comments instead. And yes, she singled me out as the ‘weak girl who couldn’t handle it.’ I was furious, and it adversely affected my academic performance.