"Nan Stein’s level-headed and meticulously researched examination of sexual harassment in the schools is a much-needed reality check amid the storm of media hype. If you want to know what girls and boys are really up against, from the schoolyard to the legal front, this is the book to read."

–Susan Faludi, author of Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

"Nan Stein’s Classrooms and Courtrooms deftly explores and punctures the mythology surrounding sexual harassment in schools. And who better to educate America about this issue than Nan Stein? Long before sexual harassment became a household expression, Stein had been working with students, teachers and administrators to create school communities of safety and equity. Classrooms and Courtrooms blends rich narratives of students’ lives with analyses of the court decisions that draw lines between the obnoxious and the illegal."

–Bill Bigelow and Linda Christensen, editors of Rethinking Schools

"Educators searching for commonsense guidelines on what constitutes sexual harassment and what to do about it will find Nan Stein’s Classrooms and Courtrooms: Facing Sexual Harassment in K-12 Schools a valuable resource. Stein begins by listening to the voices of students, students who tell her that the adults in their lives too often ignore their problems or suggest a remedy that the kids cannot handle. She goes on to examine recent court cases, seeking applications to daily classroom occurrences. By looking for age-appropriate and nonlitigious solutions, Stein helps educators find clarity in the murky ground where harassment flourishes, and she helps adults and students understand that they can do something in the face of unjust treatment."

–Marge Scherer, Managing Editor, Educational Leadership