K-12 Sexual Assault Reports
…Report: District failed to follow law, policy in sex-assault case (Palo Alto Online) OCR findings: A repeated failure to properly investigate (Palo Alto Online) Title IX complaint: Great Falls Public…
…Report: District failed to follow law, policy in sex-assault case (Palo Alto Online) OCR findings: A repeated failure to properly investigate (Palo Alto Online) Title IX complaint: Great Falls Public…
…Title IX Page https://www.pausd.org/about-us/policies-procedures/title-ix-office How to File a Formal Complaint https://www.pausd.org/about-us/policies-procedures/formal-complaint-procedures Title IX Chat https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dVJV_zlq17X2n1A3IhbDdQgosZgcRZL_/edit Workshop, Training, and Meetings https://www.pausd.org/about-us/policies-procedures/title-ix-office Title IX Coordinator Life: Part 1 – Who Are Your…
…accessed at: http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/features/n_9391/ [7] See: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/yes_all_daughters_oklahoma_high_school_students_walk_out_protest_alleged_mistrea.html [8] Adam Clark, Rutgers Report: ‘Sexual violence starts before college; Sept. 3 2015, accessed at: http://www.nj.com/education/2015/09/rutgers_report_sexual_violence_starts_before_colle.html Read moreRead less Jules Irvin-Rooney, J.D. is the…
…(The 74) K-12 schools keep mishandling sexual assault complaints. Will new Title IX regulations help? (NBCNews.com) School sexual assault rule change (Scripps TV) Betsy Devos introduces rule making it harder…
…assaulted and about feeling betrayed by the school district. To combat schools’ failure to enforce Title IX, SSAIS has provided free resources to compel compliance. In addition to the comprehensive…
…K-12 schools. Here are the links to file complaints: Department of Agriculture: online through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. Department of Health and Human Services: online…
…from the Department’s Office for Civil Rights. Since we can’t count on federal oversight we must compel compliance through community engagement. As SSAIS told the Washington Post, the solution requires…
…and assault. (National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, 2017) Cape Cod Community College OCR Case No. 01-93- 2047 [OCR Case Resolution Letter]. In this case, the U.S. Department…
…have to comply with Title IX? If a private religious school accepts federal financial assistance, then it is required to comply with Title IX. A religious school can claim an…
…Asian countries put sex education in their compulsory courses in primary and middle schools. 许多亚裔学生在家或者在学校鲜少谈论性. 不是因为学生们不愿谈论这个话题,而是家长们从不和他们的子女谈论这个禁忌话题。许多家长还面对性侵受害者时认为这是性侵受害者的问题,还不是施暴者的责任。这是因为大多数的亚洲国家受到儒家和道家哲学的影响,这些哲学强调升值和性的社会秩序方面。婚前性行为是违反传统文化。但是随着时代的快速发展,越来越多的亚洲父母开始谈论性,许多亚洲国家也将性教育纳入中小学的必修课程。 Read more 阅读更多 Students in K-12 schools need parents, family members, and adult friends…
…cases, victims don’t even acknowledge that they’ve been sexually harassed/assaulted. That’s because victims have come to accept sexual harassment as normal and sexual assault as their fault. In addition, school…
…that this could be their nightmare—anyone’s nightmare—and take proactive steps so that we can both prevent assault and compel lawful and compassionate responses to sexual harassment and violence. Dr. Warkov…
…fail these students, compromising their education and burdening families. They feel that schools aren’t doing enough to protect their loved ones and neighbors. This new toolkit can help parents and…
…Read Maya’s blog here. Dani Erickson, high school sophomore in Utah Dani, a courageous survivor, is passionate about making change in her community. She’s organizing protests, volunteering with SSAIS, and…
…replace Garfield’s principal, while education activists Charles Mas and Melissa Westbrook of Save Seattle Schools fought tirelessly for transparency in numerous online media. We were further compelled to action when…
…your school? Problem with your school (SSAIS.org) Filing complaints (SSAIS.org) Title IX Compliance Checklist How to gather information about you school district’s Title IX policies? (SSAIS.org) Abuse by school staff…
…It’s okay to bring a friend or parent with you to that meeting. File a complaint. You have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s…
A campaign to promote awareness and inspire action to counteract pervasive sexual harassment and sexual violence in K-12 schools. #MeTooK12 Movement in the media #MeTooK12 Resources Combating rampant K-12 sexual…
…complaints and how to address retaliation if it occurs Visit Problem with Your School on the SSAIS.org website for next steps. Read 3 more items ↓Read Less Update staff response…
…international attention. New Resource on How to File a Title IX Complaint SSAIS collaborated with Dr. Bill Howe to create the guide How to File a Title IX Complaint in…
…school’s sexual harassment statistics at the admissions interview! Exposing sexual harassment and misconduct is never easy but private school culture offers unique challenges. Parents enter the private school community with…
…District had recently completed a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) related to a wide-reaching Title IX investigation. As part of this agreement,…
…of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) stated that the District failed to follow the complaint pathway requirements by responding 10 months, not 30 days, after the March 2013 complaint,…
…complaint, and consult reputable attorneys who will take your case on a contingency basis. 3. Assaulted on a date; hostile school environment, school failed under Title IX A boy in…
…and parents. Because schools nationwide are notoriously lax when it comes to prioritizing Title IX training and compliance, “District leadership would do well to follow the advice educators often give…
…Create a task force composed of parents, students, community members and representatives of community-based organizations to identify strategies to improve the school climate, and prevent sexual harassment and sexual violence;…
…pre-college students) Read 6 items ↓Read Less Is your school Title IX compliant? Title IX Compliance Checklist Problem with your school Problem with your school (SSAIS.org) Filing complaints (SSAIS.org) Abuse…
…K12 (CASHK12), an online resource for advocates to exchange information. (Contact SSAIS to join.) Created a #Hands Off IX web resource to combat the regressive proposals to weaken Title IX…
…We see online reports about schools conducting assemblies on sexual harassment. Several education law firms reference #MeTooK12 to emphasize schools’ Title IX responsibilities. Families reading the parenting magazine Seattle’s Child…
…the perfect time to introduce students to the 2011 film Miss Representation, readily available online. In addition, “Teachers should ask students to think about how gender stereotypes narrow full human…
…“I suggest teachers ask students to think about where the attitude towards women expressed by Trump and Bush come from. How do they become normalized—i.e. accepted as just ‘what guys…
…feel more comfortable coming forward, without being criticized by school employees or judged by their peers. We also updated all of the definitions listed on the regulation, added some new…
…the school investigation finds that you have no grounds for your complaint, you could proceed with a complaint with OCR or the state civil rights commission but generally only if…
…or use the OCR on-line complaint form. Here is an infographic on filing a complaint with OCR (from notalone.gov). Although every complaint is unique, OCR recommends that your complaint include…