Are you looking for ways to support students who make sexually explicit comments? If so, keep reading.

1. Keep a professional relationship with students at all times and in all settings, making sure that your behavior does not encourage sexually related behaviors.

2. Teach the learner appropriate ways to express displeasure, anger, frustration, etc.

3. Teach the learner to think before acting (e.g., they should ask themselves, “What is happening?” “What am I doing?” “What should I do?” “What will be best for me?”).

4. Connect with parents, agencies, or appropriate parties to tell them about the problem, identify the cause of the problem, and discuss potential solutions to the problem.

5. Create classroom rules: • Complete every assignment. • Complete assignments quietly. • Remain in your seat • Finish tasks. • Meet task expectations. • Raise your hand. Examine rules often. Praise students for following the rules.

6. Connect with the parents(e.g., notes home, phone calls, etc.) to disseminate information about the learner’s progress. The parents may reinforce the learner at home for engaging in appropriate behavior at school.

7. Draft an agreement with the learner stipulating what behavior is required (e.g., communicating with others appropriately) and which reinforcement will be implemented when the agreement has been met.

8. Do not force the learner to interact with others.

9. Take the learner away from the learning experience until they can demonstrate appropriate behavior and self-control.

10. Praise the learner for demonstrating appropriate behavior based on the duration of time the learner can be successful. As the learner shows success, slowly increase the duration of time required for reinforcement.

11. Praise those students in the classroom who take part in appropriate behavior.

12. Talk with the learner to explain(a) what the learner is doing wrong (e.g., making sexual references, touching others, making gestures, etc.) and (b) what the learner should be doing (e.g., following the rules, working on-task, paying attention to duties, etc.).

13. Praise the learner for engaging in socially appropriate individual or group behavior: (a) give the learner a concrete reward (e.g., privileges such as leading the line, handing out learning materials, 10 minutes of free time, etc.) or (b) give the learner an informal reward (e.g., praise, handshake, smile, etc.).

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