One of the first things students learn at the University of California is that, when it comes to physical contact, only yes means yes. Without “affirmative consent,” forcing intimacy on someone is abusive. It’s a sophisticated standard to apply to kids. Still, we apply it, just as we routinely make it clear in every California workplace that sexual harassment is unacceptable and illegal: no hugging, no grabbing, no groping, no kidding. So how can it be that yet another UC academic has failed to get the memo – the dean of the UC Berkeley law school, in this case?
...In a meeting with The Sacramento Bee editorial board, UC President Janet Napolitano said that UC deans are normally disciplined at the campus level. But, she added: “How often do you have to say, ‘It’s a workplace’? People ought to be able to come to work without being groped, as a minimal standard.”...Full editorial at:
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article65087237.html
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