Student suspended after reporting sexual assault. DeVos’ legacy?

[UNCjigga]

Happened in Charlotte—hasn’t hit the national media yet, oh but it will:

A CMS student reported being sexually assaulted. Then she was suspended.

WBTV Investigates: School administrators at Hawthorne Academy High School accused the female student of filing a false report and suspended her

www.wbtv.com

Basically, a girl was being harassed by another male student repeatedly. One day, she walks into a bathroom, he follows her in, pushes her into a stall and sexually assaults her. She reports him, the school reports the incident to police, the police investigate and make an arrest, and the male student ADMITS to the assault.

Then, “despite the charges by police, school administrators at Hawthorne Academy High School accused the female student of filing a false report and suspended her.”

What now? Worse—she was forced to take a class called “Sexual Harassment is Preventable”.

Now this is one incident, but another student at the school has also come forward about being made to sign an NDA after reporting an earlier assault. Apparently, this isn’t the only school in the school system having issues like this. The school system has since suspended some of the school leadership in charge to save face.

Myers Park HS principal reassigned after investigation into handling of reported rapes, sexual assaults

Myers Park High School Principal Mark Bosco stepped down as the school’s top administrator Wednesday. He has been reassigned to an administrative role within CMS. The move comes after Bosco was suspended in early August as the district investigated Bosco's handling of reported rapes and sexual...

www.wbtv.com

Is this Betsy DeVos’ legacy? Because I can tell you that when she tightened the requirements for taking action on sexual assault for Title IX, this is EXACTLY what experts said would happen. Heck, just Google the exchange between Sen. Cassidy and Catherine Lhamon at her confirmation hearing a few weeks ago. Schools looking to CYA are resorting to victim blaming as proof of “taking action”.

Biden has already ordered a review of DeVos-era DOE rules and guidance ahead of a possible rollback, but it’s been slow-going, partly because of bureaucracy and the speed (lack thereof) with which his nominees are being confirmed. It’s unlikely new rules will be ready before May 2022.

 

[SmCaudata]

It's almost as if people that have had everything in life handed to them are poor choices for important policy making positions.

For all of their "personal responsibility" claims, Republicans don't belive it applies to them. Much better to blame the victim.

 

[nakedfrog]

If she didn't want to be harassed, she shouldn't have been born with a vagina. Serves her right, stupid whore. Plus, God probably wanted it to happen, just part of his ineffable plan.

/s

 

[interchange]

Hey, look, unfortunately, it looks like there’s no evidence that shows that what your daughter saying took place

If I was that girl's Dad, I'm certain what I would do in response would not be legal. The girl's statements are serious evidence. What evidence do they have that contradicts her account?

 

[Viper1j]

Happened in Charlotte—hasn’t hit the national media yet, oh but it will:

A CMS student reported being sexually assaulted. Then she was suspended.

WBTV Investigates: School administrators at Hawthorne Academy High School accused the female student of filing a false report and suspended her

www.wbtv.com

Basically, a girl was being harassed by another male student repeatedly. One day, she walks into a bathroom, he follows her in, pushes her into a stall and sexually assaults her. She reports him, the school reports the incident to police, the police investigate and make an arrest, and the male student ADMITS to the assault.

Then, “despite the charges by police, school administrators at Hawthorne Academy High School accused the female student of filing a false report and suspended her.”

What now? Worse—she was forced to take a class called “Sexual Harassment is Preventable”.

Now this is one incident, but another student at the school has also come forward about being made to sign an NDA after reporting an earlier assault. Apparently, this isn’t the only school in the school system having issues like this. The school system has since suspended some of the school leadership in charge to save face.

Myers Park HS principal reassigned after investigation into handling of reported rapes, sexual assaults

Myers Park High School Principal Mark Bosco stepped down as the school’s top administrator Wednesday. He has been reassigned to an administrative role within CMS. The move comes after Bosco was suspended in early August as the district investigated Bosco's handling of reported rapes and sexual...

www.wbtv.com

Is this Betsy DeVos’ legacy? Because I can tell you that when she tightened the requirements for taking action on sexual assault for Title IX, this is EXACTLY what experts said would happen. Heck, just Google the exchange between Sen. Cassidy and Catherine Lhamon at her confirmation hearing a few weeks ago. Schools looking to CYA are resorting to victim blaming as proof of “taking action”.

Biden has already ordered a review of DeVos-era DOE rules and guidance ahead of a possible rollback, but it’s been slow-going, partly because of bureaucracy and the speed (lack thereof) with which his nominees are being confirmed. It’s unlikely new rules will be ready before May 2022.

In a perfect world, some brave soul would imbibe enough tequila to assist wild, rabid wolverines in raping Cruella Devos.

 

[UNCjigga]

If I was that girl's Dad, I'm certain what I would do in response would not be legal. The girl's statements are serious evidence. What evidence do they have that contradicts her account?

It’sa good thing Republicans are all about the parents now, right! I’m sure they’ve been paying close attention to…obscure theories not taught in schools…

 

[gothuevos]

What country is this again?

What century is this again?

 

[dawp]

from what I've been reading about this, it predates trump

 

[eelw]

from what I've been reading about this, it predates trump

Yeah yeah, he’s not the cause. But him fanning the flames has made the US worse that a shithole country. MAGA!!!!!!!!

 

[UNCjigga]

from what I've been reading about this, it predates trump

How so? One incident happened this school year in August. The other was in 2019. I’m not sure about the Myers Park incidents but they were reported fairly recently as well.

Now what I don’t know is whether CMS (the school system) made any changes to their sexual assault/Title IX policies post-DeVos rule or if they’ve been using the same playbook forever. That’s for the board to reveal in the likely lawsuit that’s pending.

 

[dawp]

How so? One incident happened this school year in August. The other was in 2019. I’m not sure about the Myers Park incidents but they were reported fairly recently as well.

Now what I don’t know is whether CMS (the school system) made any changes to their sexual assault/Title IX policies post-DeVos rule or if they’ve been using the same playbook forever. That’s for the board to reveal in the likely lawsuit that’s pending.

I've read it goes back to at least 2015

Myers Park HS students reported rape, sexual assault. Nothing happened.

Former female students at Myers Park High School reported being raped, sexually assaulted and sexually harassed by fellow students at school but virtually nothing was done to address the reports, according to former students’ lawsuits and interviews. CMS leaders won't answer questions.

www.wbtv.com

Our 2015 investigation described how a female student had reported being forced into the woods behind the school by her boyfriend and made to perform sex acts. Both in our prior story and in her lawsuit, the student said that her friends managed to flag the school resource officer—a CMPD officer assigned to the school—who found the pair but decided no crime had been committed because, in his estimation, both students had agreed to skip class and go into the woods voluntarily.

I live about 20 minute north of Charlotte, this have been a big story locally

 

[Meghan54]

What evidence do they have that contradicts her account?

It's a girl. 'nuff said....

 

[Zorba]

About the NDA. NDAs need to be massively restricted to basically protecting trade secrets. It should be a felony to use them to cover up crimes.

A public school should never be asking a student to sign an NDA, WTF...

 

[Luna1968]

Yeah yeah, he’s not the cause. But him fanning the flames has made the US worse that a shithole country. MAGA!!!!!!!!

Is this Betsy DeVos’ legacy? Because I can tell you that when she tightened the requirements

good god. so who was president and Secretary of Education when this "happened"? this forum is about as swampy as one can get.

 

[Pohemi]

good god. so who was president and Secretary of Education when this "happened"? this forum is about as swampy as one can get.

Welcome back, clown. Now get back in the tiny car.

 

[Luna1968]

Welcome back, clown. Now get back in the tiny car.

thanks for proving me right with personal insults.

 

[dawp]

good god. so who was president and Secretary of Education when this "happened"? this forum is about as swampy as one can get.

if trump actually gave a fuck about anyone but himself he would not have installed Betsy as head of education, he could have put an end to this.

 

[outriding]

from what I've been reading about this, it predates trump

I feel that makes it worse... Devos was already coming up with poor decisions running schools so Trump makes her secretary of education... Failing upwards.

 

[dawp]

I feel that makes it worse... Devos was already coming up with poor decisions running schools so Trump makes her secretary of education... Failing upwards.

basically what I posted just before yours.

 

[brycejones]

Good lord that school district needs a house cleaning, from the board on down.

 

[SmCaudata]

good god. so who was president and Secretary of Education when this "happened"? this forum is about as swampy as one can get.

The reality is that there are bad people in positions of power everywhere. We know that the vast majority of assaults go unreported. The issue here, is that the student was punished for her report. DeVoss greenlit the "punish the tattlers" approach to managing sexual assault.

 

[cytg111]

good god. so who was president and Secretary of Education when this "happened"? this forum is about as swampy as one can get.

Ok Brandon.

 

[interchange]

About the NDA. NDAs need to be massively restricted to basically protecting trade secrets. It should be a felony to use them to cover up crimes.

A public school should never be asking a student to sign an NDA, WTF...

Generally speaking an NDA doesn't protect you from reporting a crime (not the same as going public about a potential crime), but this is only generally speaking and making no note of what practically happens.

 

[VashHT]

Remember when republicans were so concerned about trans people using the bathroom they identify with? Seems like they don't really care that much if a girl is actually assaulted.

 

[UNCjigga]

Generally speaking an NDA doesn't protect you from reporting a crime (not the same as going public about a potential crime), but this is only generally speaking and making no note of what practically happens.

And I’m sure 15 year old girls are able to figure that out for themselves…