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Gender Wars at John Adams High School: A Case Study

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Finley, Paris


1990

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Referenced by: AFN

Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Theme(s): Exploring Horizons

Excerpt:

"Gender Wars at John Adams High School describes a series of conflicts centering on gender issues at a large metropolitan high school. The case opens with a confrontation between a senior student, Jeanne Campbell, and the vice principal, Frank Leyden. According to Jeanne, the vice principal told her that young women who dressed provocatively were 'asking for it' when she suggested to him that he sponsor a rape awareness workshop. The vice principal asserts that Jeanne entirely misinterpreted his remarks. Austin Nickerson, a new English teacher, is asked to witness this confrontation. When Jeanne's parents later consider bringing charges against the vice principal for intimidating their daughter, Nickerson must make a public statement about what actually happened at this meeting. Nickerson must also decide what he can do, if anything, about a host of gender-related problems at the school"

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