An appropriate school administrator to report the harassment to could "be a teacher, principal, faculty member, administrator, campus security officer, affirmative action officer, staff in the office of student affairs or the school's Title IX coordinator" ("ED/OCR:" Sexual Harassment: It's Not Academic, 2005, U.S. Department of Education). Depending on the nature and the severity of the offense, the school can act against the harassing student after conducting an investigation, or merely make note of the complaint and follow up if there are further allegations and complications. If nothing happens after complaining to school officials," despite his or her belief that he or she is being harassed a student and his or her parents "can file a complaint against the school with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR)...within 180 days of an act of discrimination" ("ERA: Sexual Harassment in Schools," 2007, Equal Rights Advocates). A student can also file a lawsuit against the school,...

Damages depend on the nature of the harassment, the extent to which the student's life and education was affected, and the impact of the school's action or lack of action upon the victim.
Works Cited

ED/OCR:" Sexual Harassment: It's Not Just Academic. (2005). U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights. Retrieved 18 Jun 2007 at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocrshpam.html

ERA: Sexual Harassment in Schools." (2007). Equal Rights Advocates. Retrieved 18 Jun 2007 at http://www.equalrights.org/publications/kyr/shschool.asp

Murdoch, Kathryn Wells & David Kysilko (1993/1998) Sexual Harassment in Schools:

Policy Guide. NASE: National Association of the State Boards of Education.

Retrieved 18 Jun 2007 at http://www.nasbe.org/Educational_issues/Reports/Sexual%20Harrass.pdf