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.
In 2018 Stop Sexual Assault in Schools (SSAIS) continued directing national awareness to the sexual harassment epidemic in K-12 schools. On New Year’s Day, SSAIS launched its #MeTooK12 campaign to promote awareness and inspire action to counteract pervasive sexual harassment
April 28, 2018 It’s been an incredibly busy 2018 for SSAIS. Here are the highlights and new resources for you to explore. #MeTooK12 The movement to address sexual harassment and assault in K-12 schools received new impetus with the launch
by Esther Warkov, Executive Director, SSAIS There are phone calls a parent never wants to get. We received one such call, informing us that our daughter had been raped on a school field trip. Living through the nightmare of the
