by Kathryn Leehane, author, speaker, and victim advocate in the San Francisco Bay Area In October 2017, I wrote an OpEd for the Washington Post about the sexual abuse I endured at my private, Catholic high school and how it
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
by Beth Hoover, Communications Manager and Violence Prevention Trainer at Power Up, Speak Out! and Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, Red Lodge, Montana. For too long, survivors have heard that if “something” happened to them – like sexual harassment or assault
by Annabelle Schwartz [See Annabelle’s activism online: Oregon Live, KATU-TV, Planned Parenthood video] My name is Annabelle Schwartz, I am 18 years old, an activist, and a survivor of a peer sexual assault. It took me a long time after my
by Sabrina Stevens, Senior Digital and Mobilization Manager, National Women’s Law Center A few weeks ago, when #MeToo was first beginning to spread online, I was chatting on a friend’s Facebook wall after she wrote a piece asking whether schools
by Julie Stern, content lead for American Federation of Teacher’s Share My Lesson and eLearning platform. Last year marked an important moment for women’s rights and brought sexual harassment to the forefront of the news cycle. Time magazine’s Person of the
by Katherine Leehane, author, freelance writer, and victim advocate After the sexual abuse I endured in high school and how it was mishandled by school administrators, I wrote an OpEd for the Washington Post in October, 2017. Though I didn’t
Susan Moen is Executive Director of the Jackson County SART, which provides direct services to sexual assault survivors and a K-12 gender violence prevention program. She advocates for students during Title IX cases and helps Jackson County schools create trauma-informed
by Esther Warkov, Executive Director, SSAIS #MeTooK12 is a social media hashtag created by the national nonprofit Stop Sexual Assault in Schools (SSAIS.org). The campaign encourages victims of sexual harassment and assault by peers or school staff to share their experiences
SASH Club is an innovative project that offers free, ready-to-use resources that empower youth to end sexual harassment and assault in their schools and communities. SASH Club is inclusive and welcoming. It brings together peers who share the goal of
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Millions of students attend school where sexual harassment and assault compromise their lives and educational experience. Desperate for change and frustrated with their schools, students nationwide are resorting to social media and demonstrations to call out sexual harassment and violence. At school
