The court will decide if educators can be held liable under federal law for failing to stop sexual harassment between students RELATED VIDEO CNN's Charles Bierbauer reports Windows Media 28K 56K

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday will take up the issue of peer sexual harassment, in a case that grew out of a fifth-grader's complaint that her school failed to stop repeated sexual advances made by a schoolmate.

Senior Washington Correspondent Charles Bierbauer looks at the far-reaching implications the case has for students and school districts nationwide.