i lost my faith today in people
I was reading news of CNN this morning and I saw something that made me want to find these people and beat the hell out of them.
CNN) -- A lawsuit filed against a Missouri school district alleges that officials failed to protect a female student from repeated sexual assaults from a male student, and at one point expelled her for reporting the alleged attacks.
A rape examination proved that the girl was telling the truth, and the male student pleaded guilty to charges related to the attack, the suit alleges.
In a response filed in court, the Republic School District in Greene County, Mo., denied the allegations and called the lawsuit "frivolous."
The lawsuit, filed in July, alleges that the girl was a special education student at a Missouri middle school in the 2008-2009 school year when she told officials about harassment, sexual assaults and a rape by a male student.
School officials told her that her story was not credible, and told her mother that she had recanted the story, the suit alleges.
The suit alleges that school officials made the girl write an apology letter and deliver it to the boy --without consulting with the girl's mother.
She was then expelled for the rest of the school year and reported to juvenile authorities for allegedly filing a false crime report.
She was allowed to come back to school the next year and her mother urged school officials to protect her from the male student. School officials denied the request, the suit alleges.
"During the 2009-2010 school year, (the girl) was terrified that she would be sexually harassed, assaulted , or raped again at school, and was unable to sleep many nights," the suit says.
Though she tried to avoid the boy, she was harassed again. She did not report this because she was scared that school officials would not believe her.
In February 2010, the same boy grabbed her, dragged her to the back of the school library and raped her again, the suit alleges.
"School officials approached (the girl's) claims with the same skepticism as the year before, even going so far as to state that they had 'already been through this,' " the suit states.
The girl's mother took her to a child advocacy center that confirmed that a sexual assault occurred and DNA evidence found in the girl matched the male student, the suit alleges.
The male student was "taken into custody in Juvenile Court and pleaded guilty to charges brought against him," the suit says.
The suit does not state the exact charges the male student allegedly pleaded guilty to.
Despite the results of the test, the girl was suspended from school for what the school called "disrespectful conduct" and "public display of affection," the suit claims.
School officials did not respond to CNN's attempts to get comments, but the school district released a statement on its website.
"It is important to remember that the allegations in a lawsuit are just that -- allegations. The district has filed an answer denying the allegations," part of the statement said. "The district cannot discuss confidential student matters and does not comment on pending litigation."
The lawsuit seeks punitive damages, but did not state a specific dollar amount being sought.
CNN) -- A lawsuit filed against a Missouri school district alleges that officials failed to protect a female student from repeated sexual assaults from a male student, and at one point expelled her for reporting the alleged attacks.
A rape examination proved that the girl was telling the truth, and the male student pleaded guilty to charges related to the attack, the suit alleges.
In a response filed in court, the Republic School District in Greene County, Mo., denied the allegations and called the lawsuit "frivolous."
The lawsuit, filed in July, alleges that the girl was a special education student at a Missouri middle school in the 2008-2009 school year when she told officials about harassment, sexual assaults and a rape by a male student.
School officials told her that her story was not credible, and told her mother that she had recanted the story, the suit alleges.
The suit alleges that school officials made the girl write an apology letter and deliver it to the boy --without consulting with the girl's mother.
She was then expelled for the rest of the school year and reported to juvenile authorities for allegedly filing a false crime report.
She was allowed to come back to school the next year and her mother urged school officials to protect her from the male student. School officials denied the request, the suit alleges.
"During the 2009-2010 school year, (the girl) was terrified that she would be sexually harassed, assaulted , or raped again at school, and was unable to sleep many nights," the suit says.
Though she tried to avoid the boy, she was harassed again. She did not report this because she was scared that school officials would not believe her.
In February 2010, the same boy grabbed her, dragged her to the back of the school library and raped her again, the suit alleges.
"School officials approached (the girl's) claims with the same skepticism as the year before, even going so far as to state that they had 'already been through this,' " the suit states.
The girl's mother took her to a child advocacy center that confirmed that a sexual assault occurred and DNA evidence found in the girl matched the male student, the suit alleges.
The male student was "taken into custody in Juvenile Court and pleaded guilty to charges brought against him," the suit says.
The suit does not state the exact charges the male student allegedly pleaded guilty to.
Despite the results of the test, the girl was suspended from school for what the school called "disrespectful conduct" and "public display of affection," the suit claims.
School officials did not respond to CNN's attempts to get comments, but the school district released a statement on its website.
"It is important to remember that the allegations in a lawsuit are just that -- allegations. The district has filed an answer denying the allegations," part of the statement said. "The district cannot discuss confidential student matters and does not comment on pending litigation."
The lawsuit seeks punitive damages, but did not state a specific dollar amount being sought.
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Posted: 2011-08-18 03:42:40
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Normally really passive but this inspires
agreed you wanna join up and let it out on em
Sure thing! this is my weapon.
And this is my theme music.
And this is my theme music.
WOW! This is some complete BULL! Talk about messed up. Very sad.
Yeah damn alright there lucky I don't live based there or I would find them and beat them to a bloody pulp and then tell them nope you can't press charges or anything and then probably just end up shooting them out of rage
to long didnt read if you didnt know
i know what it means but i forgot you do that for every thing
i dont do it for everything just that this was really long and i was tired
some people should have just been aborted.
what loop holes i would love to know them
lol i think a body a a missing person would be found i thought you ment when you a suspect
It's horrible that this happened and everything, but everyone blaming the school, and especially those saying they'd fly into homicidal rage attack mode, calm the fuck down (and yeah, let the downrating commence or whatever).
If you only look at the situation from the perspective of the media, it seems horrible, it puts the school in a bad light, and this is the only perspective most people will see. If you try and imagine what it was like for the school, it becomes clear that yes, it could have been prevented and yes, it was a nasty event. But from the school's point of view, it was a 'special' girl's word against the word of a potentially trustworthy and innocent boy. It IS the school's fault for not alerting the parents of her claim, and I also agree that to expel the student was a ridiculous move, but they were simply using their better judgement. It's probable that 9/10 times, this sort of claim would be false, owing to the state of the child in question, and this is an example of the 1/10.
TL;DR:
Yes, the school should have told the parents, and expelling the student was ridiculous, but it's not their fault. They used their better judgement to decide the word of the more mentally sound person was better to believe than that of the less mentally sound. Stop going crazy everyone, take out the anger on the rapist, not the school if you have to.
If you only look at the situation from the perspective of the media, it seems horrible, it puts the school in a bad light, and this is the only perspective most people will see. If you try and imagine what it was like for the school, it becomes clear that yes, it could have been prevented and yes, it was a nasty event. But from the school's point of view, it was a 'special' girl's word against the word of a potentially trustworthy and innocent boy. It IS the school's fault for not alerting the parents of her claim, and I also agree that to expel the student was a ridiculous move, but they were simply using their better judgement. It's probable that 9/10 times, this sort of claim would be false, owing to the state of the child in question, and this is an example of the 1/10.
TL;DR:
Yes, the school should have told the parents, and expelling the student was ridiculous, but it's not their fault. They used their better judgement to decide the word of the more mentally sound person was better to believe than that of the less mentally sound. Stop going crazy everyone, take out the anger on the rapist, not the school if you have to.
I appreciate what you are trying to do here, however, it most definitely is partly the school's fault. Any accusation of sexual harassment MUST be looked into immediately by any responsible administration. From ANY source. And the fact that the second offense occurred on school property is horrendous. Absolute negligence and there should be at least one resignation. Seriously, there is no saving grace in this situation for the school.
We've heard it from one perspective. For all we know, this girl could've filed a complaint about sexual harassment every week for a year before it had happened, and they didn't see this one as anything different. What I'm trying to say is that yes, the school is in the wrong, but everyone should stop saying they've "lost faith in people" until they've heard the whole story.
This makes me feel like crying O.o that is sick.
