Glenwood H. MacDougal, chairman of the Office Occupations Department at Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute in Presque Isle, claimed that over a one-year period, he received in the mail sexually suggestive items. Poems, letters, and cards were all signed "Love, Charlene." MacDougal's attorney stated that MacDougal became emotionally upset because of this, was forced to seek psychological counseling, and had been out of work for more than six weeks due to these emotional problems. MacDougal brought suit against three female teachers at the institute, charging them with sexual harassment. MacDougal sought $1.6 million in damages.

The three teachers contended that there had been a history of good-humored practical jokes played by the faculty members at the school, that MacDougal himself participated, and that all they were doing was playing a practical joke on MacDougal.
They claimed that they had no intention of harassing him.

Does the EEOC Guidelines definition of sexual harassment apply to men? Assuming for the sake of discussion that men are protected from sexual harassment under the guidelines, was there a violation of the guidelines? What is the measure of damages in a case such as this? [MacDougal v. Gregg, Boston Herald, Feb. 26, 1987, p. 23]