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Viro and Winona are both tenured associate professors in a school's English Department.Winona is constantly asking Viro out on dates,which he always refuses.He has asked her to stop.Furthermore,Winona is always making provocative comments to him,telling dirty jokes,and asking him about his preferences in women,which embarrasses him and has caused him to lose sleep.If Viro sues the school for permitting her behavior,


A) the school would win because a woman can't harass a man and he should be flattered rather than upset.
B) the school would win because Viro and Winona are on the same employment level and Viro can't be truly harassed unless Winona has the ability to affect his job status, which she doesn't have.
C) Viro would win if he had previously complained to the school and it had done nothing to stop the harassment.
D) Viro would win because, regardless of notice, the employer is automatically liable for any improper activity that occurs on the job, and it is the employer's responsibility to know what is happening on its premises.

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