By SSAIS Co-founder and Executive Director Esther Warkov, Ph.D There’s a hidden epidemic of sexual harassment and sexual violence in our K-12 schools. Like countless families, we didn’t know about this threat until our tenth grader was raped on a
Students are sick of sexual harassment, unwelcome touching, and sexual assault that infect what should be a safe learning environment. Sex-based harassment causes real emotional, psychological, and economic damage to students. Victims are often forced to attend classes with perpetrators
Originally appeared in The Huffington Post. Sure, we’re all about consent. That’s because we know–firsthand–the indelible nightmare of sexual assault. Maybe if the tenth-grade football player who raped our daughter on a high school field trip had consent education he might
Originally appeared in The Huffington Post Lady Gaga is rightly applauded for her brave efforts to support sexual assault victims. Her performance of ‘Till It Happens to You is an integral part of The Hunting Ground film documenting campus assault,
University of La Verne professor of journalism Elizabeth Zwerling interviewed SSAIS co-founder Esther Warkov for an article titled Lawmakers Shift Campus Rape Conversation to High Schools. It appeared in the December 7, 2015 edition of Women’s eNews. From the article:
Jules Irvin-Rooney discusses why effective post-secondary programs should be tailored to middle and high schools to create culture change. Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in education. In fact, the language of Title IX reads: “No person in the United States
It is Not Your Fault When you are raped, sexually assaulted, or sexually harassed by one of your peers or teachers, it can be hard to know what to do. Your first instinct may be to withdraw from family and
Stop Sexual Assault in Schools launched its website on September 28th. Within 24 hours a grandmother contacted SSAIS seeking help after her school district showed deliberate indifference to reports of sexual assault upon her five-year-old granddaughter. A Title IX complaint
Inaugural guest post by Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment at the National Women’s Law Center
From the Executive Director of SSAIS, Esther Warkov, Ph.D Today’s launch of the SSAIS website is the result of one family’s prolonged nightmare amidst the epidemic of sexual harassment and assault in schools. Three years have passed since the school
This feature story in the University of Washington Daily discusses our work in educating the Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle community about Title IX and sexual harassment/assault in schools. Our education and activism is beginning to bear fruit in
Vlog from civil rights attorney Jeff Caffee.https://youtu.be/2RBb4te3hSg Jeff Caffee is a civil rights attorney who is committed to working with victims and families of sexual assault. He serves on the advisory board of SSAIS.
