Maybe I'm missing something here but was there a loss of a teachable moment
here? It was identified that the student who did the "inappropriate
reaching" was high functioning asperger's. Why then was his behavior
interpreted as sexual in nature? The plaintiff in this case admitted that
she placed a group tool in a sensitive location. I'm thinking if the roles
were reversed would the male still be considered in the wrong for placing
the maker in such a location?
Here's what I read
1. She placed the marker ( a tool the team was using) between her legs.
2. He reached for it (doesn't say he touched, groped or grabbed).
3. She stopped him, let him know how it made her feel.
4. He "tried to apologize".
5. She was still angry.
6. It was established that he was high functioning asperger's.
7. There also seems to be some lingering discomfort with being the only
female in the group.
What I see is an inattention to physical space. I also see an
inappropriate placement of a group resource. The exchange seemed to be
handle appropriately. They were both adult about it in the she indicated
her discomfort and the appropriate behavior she wanted in the future. He
apologized (or at least tried to according to her).
I'm tying to understand why it had to escalate to the level where people
could no longer work together?
I saw this be cause I'm writing this at a conference session. During the
break we getting coffee. As we shuffled down the line the women in from of
me stopped as she was waiting for someone to finish with the cream. She
right in from of the sweetener. We were engaged in conversation. I
reached for the sweetener and accidentally brushed against her. I
apologized slowed down and backed off until she had finished preparing her
coffee. Then I thought of this situation.
Please help me. Am I missing something?
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:38 AM, Gillette, Meghan T [HD FS] <
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> Hello,
>
> I was just going to ask the same question as Jill. I would highly
> encourage considering moving the male, not the female. It is not the female
> who has a “problem” and should be moved – it is the male who exhibited a
> problem behavior and should be moved. The victim should not have to
> reconstruct her “life” in the classroom; the “aggressor” should be made to
> adjust.
>
>
>
> My two cents!
> Meghan
>
>
>
> *From: *Team-Based Learning <[log in to unmask]> on behalf
> of Jill Atkinson <[log in to unmask]>
> *Reply-To: *Jill Atkinson <[log in to unmask]>
> *Date: *Friday, February 17, 2017 at 9:19 AM
> *To: *"[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> *Subject: *Re: inappropriate behavior between teammates
>
>
>
> Hi Laura,
>
>
>
> I'm just curious why you removed the female and not the male who reached
> for the marker.
>
>
>
> jill
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Jill L. Atkinson, Ph.D.
>
> Associate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate Studies
>
> Dept. of Psychology, Queens University
>
> Kingston, ON K7L 3S9
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> 613-533-6018 <(613)%20533-6018>
>
>
>
> *From:* Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On
> Behalf Of *Rice, Gail (LLU)
> *Sent:* February-16-17 3:33 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: inappropriate behavior between teammates
>
>
>
> Hello Laura - I think you did the right thing – I had this kind of
> situation years ago and didn’t deal with it quickly enough. (it was a case
> of 5 women and 1 man, who acted like he was the head of the harem) The
> students went to the sexual harassment people on campus and I was
> immediately under fire. We did replace him, but the whole experience
> created a poison that affected the entire class. Whenever there is
> anything “sexual” involved, the rules about leaving teams together get
> changed in a hurry.
>
>
>
> *Gail Rice, EdD, EdS, RN, CHES*
>
> Professor, School of Allied Health Professions
>
> Director, Faculty Development
>
> Director, Graduate Assistant Program
>
> Loma Linda University
>
> Nichol Hall 1916
>
> Loma Linda, California 92350
>
>
>
> *From:* Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Laura Madson
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 16, 2017 12:07 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* inappropriate behavior between teammates
>
>
>
> Hello -
>
> After using TBL in Intro Psych sections ranging from 80-140 students for
> the last 10 years, I’ve encountered a new situation that I wanted to share
> with the group. We finished our first major team activity in class on
> Wednesday. That evening, I received the following message from one of my
> students:
>
> Good Evening Dr. Madson,
>
> I wanted to make you aware of an uncomfortable incident that happened to
> me during today's class. In my group I am the only girl, I am fine with
> that but today one of my group members made me feel very uncomfortable and
> did something I see as very disrespectful. While working on our paper ads
> we were using some markers and I had one that I was using and I had placed
> it in between my legs because it kept rolling all over my little desk.
> Following that one of my group members XXXXXXX turned around and tried
> reaching for it with out even announcing he needed the marker or addressing
> to me he wanted it. As his hand was reaching toward that area I stopped him
> and let him know that he needed to ask for it instead of trying to grab
> from that area which he has no business trying to go near. He tried to
> apologize but the whole situation made me very uncomfortable and very
> angry. I let him know that what he did was disrespectful. I am explaining
> this to you because I no longer feel comfortable working with him or being
> near him. If there is something we can do please let me know
>
> Based on the advice of local colleagues and my academic dean, I’m going to
> move the author of the message to a different team. That said, I wonder
> whether anyone else in the TBL community has encountered a similar
> situation and how you handled it (e.g., what did you tell the remaining
> teammates?). Has anyone published any guidelines for dealing with this sort
> of situations within a team? Also, I suspect that the student who engaged
> in the unwanted contact is on the high-functioning end of the autism
> spectrum. If so, working in a team was already challenging for this student
> without throwing in this additional dynamic. I don’t want being respectful
> of one student’s needs to torpedo the team's or the other student’s chances
> of success.
>
>
>
> All thoughts and suggestions are most welcome!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> lm
>
>
>
> Laura Madson, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Department of Psychology
> New Mexico State University
> Las Cruces, NM 88003
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