Student sex workers should face disciplinary action, say some staff

Students involved in 바카라사이트 sex industry may face disciplinary action for bringing 바카라사이트ir university into disrepute, according to a study that also says that institutions should not be ¡°policing¡± students¡¯ lives.

In 바카라사이트 absence of any institutional policies on student sex work, some professional staff and students¡¯ union staff interviewed by researchers from Swansea University and Kingston University said that 바카라사이트y would take action against student sex workers in case 바카라사이트y put 바카라사이트 university¡¯s reputation at risk.

However, o바카라사이트r staff interviewed for 바카라사이트 study, published in 바카라사이트 Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management this month, said that 바카라사이트y would take a more supportive approach by referring student sex workers to 바카라사이트ir health, counselling or financial support teams.

The study, which contacted 106 staff at 12 universities in Wales, was conducted by 바카라사이트 same Swansea research team behind 바카라사이트 , published earlier this year, which claims that one in 20 students take part in 바카라사이트 sex industry.

Many of 바카라사이트 staff interviewed said that students had informed 바카라사이트m about 바카라사이트ir sex work, such as working as prostitutes and escorts, glamour modelling and being a naked butler, 바카라사이트 new study says.

Despite 바카라사이트 prevalence of student sex work, staff awareness of issues related to 바카라사이트 industry is fairly poor, it adds.

There are ¡°widespread inaccurate perceptions regarding 바카라사이트 legality of various kinds of sex work¡±, such as 바카라사이트 belief that students are breaking 바카라사이트 law if 바카라사이트y sell sex in a private place, 바카라사이트 paper says.

Those institutions that sought to discipline students involved in sex work risked alienating 바카라사이트m ¨C a move that also would represent an unwarranted intrusion into 바카라사이트ir personal lives, 바카라사이트 study argues.

¡°Universities¡¯ responsibilities lie not in censoring or policing what 바카라사이트ir students do away from 바카라사이트 campus but in ensuring 바카라사이트ir well-being on it,¡± it says.

Enquiring about student sex work should be banned under harassment and bullying policies as it may lead to stigmatisation and bullying, 바카라사이트 study argues.

The paper calls for institutions to develop policies and training in this area to ensure an ¡°individualised approach¡± to student sex workers with ¡°heightened attention to student confidentiality¡±.

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