School Violence News

Students Speak Out About Sexual Assault in New Campaign

It’s time to have a serious talk about campus rape and sexual assault.  That is the message behind Culture of Consent, a student organization launched at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. A significant part of the message consists of students holding posters that briefly touch upon aspects of their sexual assault.  As an example, one read more...

Stanford Sexual Assault Case Judge – Sexually Assaulting an Unconscious College Woman Equals 6 Months in Jail

Our nation was collectively shocked and outraged this month when the judge in the sexual assault case of a Stanford swimmer sentenced the perpetrator to only six months in jail plus lifetime registration as a sex offender.  Immediately, the news was widely reported, and as of today, petitions to have the judge removed have garnered read more...

What Were You Wearing When You Were Raped?

Women who have been raped and who have been the victims of other sexual violence have long been questioned by “the system” regarding what they were wearing at the time of their assault, as if they were “asking for it” by the clothes that they chose to wear.  A senior at Arcadia University – Katherine read more...

Will the Fear of Retribution Decrease Campus Rape Reporting at BYU?

In a recent article, USA Today reports on the case of Madeline MacDonald, who said that as an 18 year-old freshman at Brigham Young University, she was sexually assaulted by a man that she met online.  After properly reporting the case to university officials, she was then investigated by the school regarding whether she may read more...