Question

If a person is feeling troubled by unwanted attention, the gesture is not romantic — it's inappropriate behavior that can lead to sexual harassment. Read the scenario and consider how you would react in this situation.

You see someone you're sitting next to in your English 101 class copy down the email address of another student from the attendance sheet that your professor passes around at the beginning of every class. You think it's a little odd, but it doesn't seem like a big deal at the time. In class the following week, you sit with Destiny, a friend from your dorm. She tells you that she's been receiving a lot of anonymous, sexually suggestive "love emails" from someone who signs them, "Your crush in English 101." She says that she's scared and upset about this and wants it to stop. You recall what you saw last week and you strongly suspect you know who's emailing Destiny ...

Select the response that most closely describes what you would say to Destiny:

A. "I think I know who's doing this, and if you want, I can just talk to them after class for you and tell them to stop."
B. "I'm sorry this is happening, and I don't want you to have to worry about it anymore."
C. "I'm sorry that's happening. I'd be upset if that was happening to me, too."
D. "I think our Title IX Coordinator may be able to help. Do you want me to go with you to talk to them about this?"
E. "I can easily look up the email address of the student I think is bothering you and send them an email (from an email account that isn't associated with my Student ID, so they won't know it's me) and tell them to stop."

Answer 1

In this situation, the best response would be to suggest going to the Title IX Coordinator for help and offering support to the victim. Therefore the correct answer is D. "I think our Title IX Coordinator may be able to help. Do you want me to go with you to talk to them about this?"

Step-by-step explanation:

If I were in this situation, I would choose response option "I think our Title IX Coordinator may be able to help. Do you want me to go with you to talk to them about this?" It is important to take the allegation of sexual harassment seriously and provide support to the victim. Going to the Title IX Coordinator, who is responsible for handling issues of sexual misconduct on campus, is the appropriate course of action. Offering to accompany Destiny shows solidarity and ensures that she feels supported during the process.