Jane and Daniel Golonka started a SASH Club (Students Against Sexual Harassment) at Charles E. Jordan High School, a large, diverse school in Durham, NC with over 1,900 students in grades 9-12. Jane and Daniel believe that “the diversity of
Most parents are not aware of deficiencies in their schools’ Title IX policies for sexual harassment and assault — until their own child (or a friend’s) experiences the life-altering harm that can result.
This January marks the fourth anniversary of #MeTooK12, a campaign spotlighting the widespread sexual harassment and assault millions of students experience each day.
On June 8, I delivered comments during session 3 of the public hearings on Title IX before the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
Kathryn LaLonde is a high school senior who serves on the youth advisory board of Stop Sexual Assault in Schools. Her advocacy prompted the creation of the guide Investigating What Happens When a Student Reports Sexual Harassment.
A southwestern Pennsylvania chapter of Students Against Sexual Harassment (SASH) at Pine-Richland High School is presenting information on teen dating violence throughout the month of April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
On top of all the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a major challenge facing K-12 schools this year is implementing the U.S. Department of Education’s latest Title IX Rule on sexual harassment, which took effect last August.
Because K-12 schools aren’t required to provide data on sexual harassment and assault to the public, locally elected officials and parents in Washington, DC are working together to create greater transparency in public, private, and charter schools.
Students have grown frustrated with their school district’s lack of focus, insufficient investment and extremely limited capacity to handle incidents of student-on-student sexual misconduct.
While Title IX covers all forms of sex-based discrimination (i.e., access to educational programs, parity in athletics), the majority of my work has involved sexual harassment and sexual misconduct matters.
On New Year’s Day in 2018, Stop Sexual Assault in Schools (SSAIS) launched the #MeTooK12 campaign in partnership with the National Women’s Law Center.
During the 60-day comment period that ended January 30, 2019, individuals and organizations submitted over 100,000 comments in response to the Department of Education’s proposed rules regarding sexual harassment and Title IX.
