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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yikes.  I’m not comfortable with the public identification on social media of minors who have been accused.  There has to be a better way.[/quote]
+1  agree with reporting assault; don't agree with anonymous accusations on social media without proof, especially against minors.

I am a mom of a boy and girl, and my DS goes to one of the HS named on that article.  My DD will be going there soon. If there is a serious issue of assault and boys who are sexual predators, I dam* well want school administrators to do something about it.  But, an anonymous accusation is not the right approach.  Did these girls (boys?) tell teachers/parents/administrators about what happened?  That's the correct process, not an anonymous social media post.

And I say this as someone who was touched inappropriately when I was in HS.[/quote]

Except that, even when students do report these incidents, MCPS doesn’t act appropriately.

Remember Damascus?  The victim went to the principal and nobody was Held accountable.  Remember the Rockville case?

MCPS has a culture of not keeping students safe from sexual assault on their watch.  Students see this happen and know they won’t get the support they need from MCPS.  MCPS would rather sweep any untoward incidents under the rug.  [/quote]

If it's a sexual assault, it should be reported to the police. That's what the email from MCPS even says.[/quote]
+1  If my kid was sexually assaulted, I wouldn't just stop at complaining to the school. I'd call the cops.

Not excusing MCPS, but posting these allegations on social media is not the right way to do it.[/quote]

If your kid was sexually assaulted, the odds are he/she wouldn't even tell you.

Why?  Because sexual assault survivors have very limited option in the criminal system, are subject to a lot of harassment, lose their privacy, and lose their control over the event when reporting (control being the one thing they feel a strong need to regain after an assault).  
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