What should a person do if a minor has an inappropriate crush on them in their workplace and their being aggressive about it?

[Anonymous]

I’m 24 and I work with youth and lately this kid has been making inappropriate remarks toward me (he’s an 8th grader almost 14) and he has whistled at me, I’ve even caught him staring at my body,& smiles at me a lot. I am NO WAY entertaining this as it’s completely wrong and gross and I know he’s a boy but I still feel uncomfortable in a way because of how young he is and he has a girlfriend his age but still chooses to harass me. How can I come forward without this seeming off? Has anyone ever dealt with a situation like this?

[Anonymous]

At 24, it wouldn't hurt you to have at least a bit of understanding of the other sex and their sexuality.
If you had, you would know that what he does is normal; the difference with other less bronze-cheeked but still normal boys may be that he doesn't conceal what's in him.

So the essence of this is completely right, not wrong, and there's nothing "gross" about it.

This said, the boy is an obvious rascal, and his behaviour that embarrasses you should be halted once and for good.
You could ask the help of some older, more experienced, colleague to explain the thing to him, as a first step to that end.

[Asker]

I’m not saying it’s not normal and not wrong for a kid to have his hormones and feelings at that age because it is but it is wrong to entertain the behavior and feed into it type of thing and I’ve just been ignoring him whenever he does anything but I plan to speak to my manager asap after Thanksgiving break.

[Opinion Owner]

You still were surprised he would be horny about you because "he has a girlfriend his age", and wrote that the crush (not just the whistling and loud-spoken comments) were "inappropriate", lol!

I agree with your proposition on how to solve the issue.