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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think we should be discussing this as no one here knows the details.

A case like this could be 2 sick teens who raped a kid and it could also be an 11 yr old who was previously abused by a baby sitter or neighbor (and told no one) and is now making a scenario up about masked kids at school as he continues to processes the pain and fear.  Crazier things have happened. I mean none of us know.

There is zero way of knowing. [/quote]

THIS. I don't know why more people aren't concerned that this child has other clear trauma that should be addressed. [/quote]

Why is it so hard for people to believe victims? I have an 11 year old son. If he told me this had happened I would believe him 100%. I don’t think most 11 year olds would make something like this up, even as a cover for other abuse. They are old enough to explain exactly what happened and should be believed when they do.[/quote]
There is an important difference between believing the victim and the actions to follow. I believe that the victim was traumatized, but I also believe that there is not sufficient evidence for the school to take action beyond offering counseling and care to the victim and his family. This is a super serious allegation and without compelling evidence beyond testimony that cannot be corroborated (as far as we know at this point), GDS is limited in what it can do. [/quote]

They could have amped up security measures or reminded everyone what the reporting protocols are in cases when theres any sort of bad incident. They even have a consent summit--all of this could have been done as part of that, so people wouldn't speculate about why all of a sudden the leadership was talking about SA.

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