55 schools under investigation regarding sexual assault and how they handle them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC will be attending a school on this list next year, and is waitlisted at 2 more schools on the list. I went to one of the highest profile offenders (at least news wise). My DD goes to one NOT on the list. I think this is an issue at most colleges frankly. I'm glad this issue is coming to the forefront and that colleges are starting to address this much more seriously. But really, not being on this list gives me no confidence whatsoever that the school is handling things any differently than those who are on the list.

This.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not reported assaults, it's possible Title IX violations stemming from the investigation of assaults. But DOE won't say what those violations are. Are they as serious as coverups, or is it a case where a student has reported a sexual assault to a staff person with obligatory reporting responsibilities, but asked the school not to investigate, and the school has heeded the student's wishes instead of following the law?

I think it's a pretty sleazy move to release this list to publicly shame those 55 universities, without giving us enough information to make any sort of judgement.

I disagree. This is great.

Why?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guess I don't know enough about how this works, but how many private schools don't receive federal funding? As long as they don't, they don't have to comply with Title IX, right? Which means there's not any investigation into those schools? Which means that randon list of 55 universities which people would never send their daughters to, will just have to blindly hope that those schools somehow manage to properly handle all sexual assaults?

To my knowledge there are NO private nonprofit schools that don't receive federal funding. Perhaps some of the for-profits (University of Phoenix, etc) do not.

Federal funding in this context refers to students of the school receiving federally subsidized loans and Pell grants. I don't know any colleges where students aren't eligible to receive these.

Patrick Henry in Purcellville does not receive federal funding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/list-of-55-colleges-universities-under-title-ix-investigations-over-handling-of-sexual-violence/2014/05/01/9de0c5dc-d15a-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html

Is your school on the list? Lot of popular DCUM-approved schools on there.

This is only what was reported. Additionally, some women don't report assaults so I'm sure this list, at a minimum, should probably be much longer.

These are likely the worst offenders. Obviously these aren't the only schools that are hostile to attractive women.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, but those of you who think this list means anything or would base your college decisions on it are terribly misguided. This is simply a list of institutions against which an OCR complaint is currently pending. That just means a student is unhappy with the results of the school's internal response to her complaint. It doesn't mean there is systemic harassment of women at the school, and it doesn't mean that the school's anti-harassment procedures are necessarily deficient or were even deficient in that student's case. It just means OCR is currently investigating. OCR is a highly political organization, and the only conceivable reason for publishing this "list" is to pressure all institutions of higher education to adopt whatever anti-harassment enforcement mechanisms the current OCR thinks are desirable, and to get voters who don't think critically to believe that the Obama administration "fights for women." OCR is very open that it would hold schools accountable for student on student misconduct well beyond what current law requires. You should think hard about how much a university really can or should do about private conduct between two young adults, particularly when alcohol is involved, and it is a matter of he said, she said. Of course there are the easy cases where the football team gang rapes an unconscious girl, but most cases are not so cut and dry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but those of you who think this list means anything or would base your college decisions on it are terribly misguided. This is simply a list of institutions against which an OCR complaint is currently pending. That just means a student is unhappy with the results of the school's internal response to her complaint. It doesn't mean there is systemic harassment of women at the school, and it doesn't mean that the school's anti-harassment procedures are necessarily deficient or were even deficient in that student's case. It just means OCR is currently investigating. OCR is a highly political organization, and the only conceivable reason for publishing this "list" is to pressure all institutions of higher education to adopt whatever anti-harassment enforcement mechanisms the current OCR thinks are desirable, and to get voters who don't think critically to believe that the Obama administration "fights for women." OCR is very open that it would hold schools accountable for student on student misconduct well beyond what current law requires. You should think hard about how much a university really can or should do about private conduct between two young adults, particularly when alcohol is involved, and it is a matter of he said, she said. Of course there are the easy cases where the football team gang rapes an unconscious girl, but most cases are not so cut and dry.

Agree, every school has this problem because you have a bunch of young adults drinking and doing whatever they want. Yale isn't on list because the list has nothing to do with assaults occurring, even though the last two years there have been a number of assaults. Most recent report below.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/22/nyregion/two-sexual-assaults-are-reported-at-yale.html?_r=0

[Anonymous]

I don't think this list means these schools are any better or any worse at handling the wave of sexual violence that has been plaguing colleges for decades.

However, I am glad to see that someone is finally saying what needs to be said and treating this issue as the national crisis that it is. Colleges have been allowed to sweep this issue under the rug for way, way too long. Parents send their kids off to these schools thinking they are safe. They aren't. We all need to talk about it, teach our kids how to protect themselves, and improve how schools respond when it happens.

[Anonymous]

Sports is big $$$ for a lot of these schools. Even if they are not Div I powerhouses, alumni contribute when sports do well. Follow the $$$. If an athlete is accused, they are going to do everything to force the woman not to press charges, including making her life a living hell.

[Anonymous]

I think it's great that this list has been published. Schools need to handle sexual assaults of students much better than they do and public shame for mishandling this type of thing is very appropriate. I also would encourage DD not to go to a school on this list and I would not let her go to Dartmouth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I don't know enough about how this works, but how many private schools don't receive federal funding? As long as they don't, they don't have to comply with Title IX, right? Which means there's not any investigation into those schools? Which means that randon list of 55 universities which people would never send their daughters to, will just have to blindly hope that those schools somehow manage to properly handle all sexual assaults?

To my knowledge there are NO private nonprofit schools that don't receive federal funding. Perhaps some of the for-profits (University of Phoenix, etc) do not.

Federal funding in this context refers to students of the school receiving federally subsidized loans and Pell grants. I don't know any colleges where students aren't eligible to receive these.

Patrick Henry in Purcellville does not receive federal funding.

I don't think Hillsdale takes any federal money, but PPs point otherwise is correct - all colleges and universities are beholden to the federal govenment.

[Anonymous]

Didn't they forget American University in NW, DC?

[Anonymous]

These schools plainly have problems. I'm sure others do as well, but all schools are not as bad as these.

[Anonymous]

Whose party?

[Anonymous]

As longs as students drink on campus, sexual assaults will continue.

[Anonymous]

I went to one of those schools and graduated in 2008. Not a school that you would think of off the top of your head either and had a relatively small greek life.

Anyways, I know 6 girls in my grade (myself included) who were sexually assaulted and the school did nothing about it.

I know another one who was threatened with a knife and it took a long time for the school to do anything, and even when he was kicked out, he was allowed back on campus to collect stuff without an escort.

I know several international students who were busted for major drug possessions (large amounts obviously meant to sell) and the worse punishment they received was they weren't allowed to participate in senior activities or attend graduation.

One fraternity was kicked off campus for a serious hazing violation but the school didn't do much to prevent them from going underground.

I knew one girl who cheated multiple times and got caught, expelled, and her dad bought her way back into school.

Pretty much any school where there is a large amount of wealthy kids attending is going to have these types of "cover ups". They don't want a bad reputation thus loss in attendance, they don't want negative publicity, and they don't want their fundraising to go significantly down because of it.