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Originally Posted by IlluminEllen
What you think is comfortable/uncomfortable is not relevant to those who are affected.
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This. If someone complains that the drive train isn't working, do you ignore them and continue believing there’s nothing wrong with it? No, you address it, test it, and if there is a problem you do your best to fix it. The same is applicable in this situation when a student complains about sexual harassment. The first step in solving a problem is recognizing there is one, as with anything. But don’t go about it like you’re investigating for sexual harassment, for Pete's sakes. Thankfully, most kids and adults in FIRST are above intentionally hurting others. But physically or verbally making another student uncomfortable in any way should not be tolerated after the issue has been brought up. At that point, it becomes an interpersonal problem, one in which has a high potentiality to inflate and blow up. I've seen this happen, where a situation escalates when it could be solved over a cup of coffee and common sense. So please, address it. Don’t ignore it based on your or someone else’s nit-picky definition or technicalities. FIRST is technical, maintaining strong, positive relations is not.