At Amherst-Pelham Regional High School in Massachusetts, "spreading sex gossip" is among the offenses defined as sexual harassment, punishable by "parent conference, apology to victim, detention, suspension, recommendation, or referral to police." To U.S. News & World Report columnist John Leo's question concerning what would happen if a student told a friend, "I think Marcie and Allen have something going," superintendant Gus Sayer responded, "That would qualify as sexual harassment."

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