Sentences with phrase «handle sexual assault»

As my Washington Post colleague Emma Brown explains in this article, DeVos is considering rolling back guidance issued in 2011 which detailed how K - 12 schools and colleges must handle sexual assault allegations.

In a meeting at the Schine Student Center, SU community members said the university can and should better handle sexual assault cases with the Office for Civil Rights.

Gillibrand says her bill, which would allow military prosecutors to handle sexual assault cases instead of officers in the regular chain of command, still has the support of 55 senators, including Republicans.

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for churches and religious organizations to try to handle sexual assault allegations internally.

But often, if not always, people are motivated by poor theology and a poor understanding of grace and repentance and that causes them to handle sexual assault in a way where that a lot of predators go unchecked, often for decades.

The report identifies procedural failures in Baylor's implementation of almost every facet of Title IX's requirements on handling sexual assault.

But friends say the woman has scary grit — precisely the kind of person who can go head - to - head with the military about how it's handling sexual assault.

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is introducing legislation with other lawmakers Thursday that would change how the military handles sexual assault cases.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.), one of the most outspoken lawmakers seeking significant changes in how the military handles sexual assault cases, attempted to push the military service chiefs closer to her position on the matter.

SUNY campuses have changed the way they handle sexual assaults and train students and staff in prevention strategies after a November agreement with the federal government regarding Title IX compliance.

US Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and John Thune are calling for an outside investigation into how the Air Force Academy handles sexual assaults.

The policy would also grant amnesty to victims or bystanders who report potential crimes, even if they were violating campus drug and alcohol policies, and it requires SUNY campus police to undergo statewide training on handling sexual assaults.

Gillibrand says the legislation is also important because it forces schools to provide confidential advisors to victims and forbids athletic departments from handling sexual assault cases themselves.

After a year of lobbying her colleagues, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's bill to change how the Pentagon handles sexual assault cases was rejected by the Senate.

Gillibrand has reintroduced a bipartisan bill to make colleges more accountable for handling sexual assault cases.

They're making a series of changes to how it handles sexual assault cases, according to a document released by an alumna who petitioned for the school to overhaul its procedures.

She indicated there's a good chance that she'll oversee a significant shift away from the Obama administration's approach to handling sexual assault, which has forced schools to more aggressively investigate incidents and protect survivors» access to education.

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday that too many students have been treated unfairly as colleges have sought to comply with Obama - era policy on handling sexual assault, but she declined to offer any specifics about how she intends to move forward on one of the more controversial and closely watched issues handled by her agency.

Not exact matches

She and 22 other Columbia students have filed a Title IX complaint against Columbia for improperly handling accusations of sexual assault, but now Sulkowicz is going one step further to draw attention to the case.

More often than not, particularly in the case of sexual assault, they're really used to mitigate and to minimize — almost as if the victim handles it «properly,» if the victim just forgives, all of the feelings are going to go away.

Bob Jones University is in the news concerning its poor handling of sexual assault as well as its week - long chapel sermons on homosexuality.

Earlier this year, Bob Jones University raised eyebrows when they pulled the plug on a third - party investigation into their lengthy, troubling history of handling of sexual assault victims.

Fleck's successor, Tracy Claeys, lost his job after publicly backing a threatened player boycott over the school's handling of a sexual assault case involving several players.

In a statement to reporters, Mark Dantonio says of today's report, «Any accusations of my handling of any complaints of sexual assault individually are completely false.»

It's hard to imagine that that many people would really care about the exact handling of potentially classified material compared with, say, sexual assault, openly mocking the disabled, racist taunts and / or torture as a tool of war.

Time's Up — an initiative and legal defense fund fighting sexual harassment and gender inequality — has called on Cuomo to open an investigation of Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance and his office after a story in New York Magazine revealed the alleged mishandling handling of a Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case.

Three weeks after Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked for a formal state attorney general review of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's handling of a sexual assault investigation into disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein that yielded no charges, no formal referral from the governor has yet been issued.

At issue is Vance's handling of allegations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, a once - powerful Hollywood mogul.

Acting on a request from Cuomo, state AG Eric Schneiderman's office said it would name a special deputy soon to review the interactions between the NYPD and the Manhattan DA, Cyrus Vance Jr., regarding the handling of a 2015 sexual assault allegation against Harvey Weinstein that was not prosecuted.

Cuomo had directed Schneiderman to investigate Vance's handling of sexual assault allegations against Weinstein in 2015.

Vance's office has been under review by Schneiderman's office for its handling of sexual abuse and assault claims against movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into UB's handling of a sexual assault allegation lodged earlier this year.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is keeping the heat on the Pentagon over its handling of sexual assault cases.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo explained the Enough is Enough campaign and the need for a state - wide policy regarding how sexual assault is handled on college campuses during remarks at Syracuse University on Wednesday.

ALBANY — The State Senate on Wednesday passed legislation establishing new requirements for colleges and universities for the prevention and handling of sexual assaults on campus.

But late on Monday, hours after Ms. Nixon jumped into the race, Mr. Cuomo did make a splash of his own: directing the state attorney general to review the Manhattan district attorney's handling of a 2015 sexual assault allegation into Harvey Weinstein.

«Jeremy has condemned the SWP for its handling of the sexual assault issues, and is in the process of arranging a meeting with some of the signatories to discuss the issue of sexual violence.»

LaValle, a Long Island Republican, and Cuomo, a Democrat, approach differently how to handle the influence of alcohol in sexual assaults.

The fallout from the Weinstein scandal continued today, as protestors gathered outside Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office to show their outrage over the way prosecutors handled a case involving the alleged sexual assault of a model in 2015.

Federal officials are investigating a complaint against Syracuse University for its handling of a sexual assault case, the Daily Orange campus newspaper reported.

The press conference was held less than 24 hours after a top Cuomo administration counsel, Alphonso David, sharply criticized Vance's handling of the sexual assault allegations leveled against Harvey Weinstein as the administration and Manhattan DA's office argued over jurisdiction in the Schneiderman investigation.

Three weeks after Gov. Cuomo asked for a formal state attorney general review of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's handling of a sexual assault investigation into disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein that yielded no charges, no formal referral from the governor has yet been issued.

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday presented to the SUNY Board of Trustees a proposed system - wide policy regarding the handling of sexual assaults, including a provision that would require a uniform definition of consent.

SUNY recently adopted a new policy proposed by Cuomo for the prevention and handling of sexual assaults on college campuses.

ALBANY — In a resolution calling for the adoption of a new, systemwide policy for the handling of sexual assaults on SUNY campuses, Governor Andrew Cuomo was lauded for having «taken an active leadership role addressing sexual violence on college / university campuses.»

SUNY came to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights in November 2013, in which the system committed to improve its handling and prevention of sexual assault.

POLICE RATED HIGH OVER SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES The Justice for All (J4A), a civil society group, disclosed on Wednesday that in a recent independent study it conducted, it concluded that the Nigeria Police Force, in recent times, performed satisfactorily in the handling of sexual assault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure -LSSEXUAL ASSAULT CASES The Justice for All (J4A), a civil society group, disclosed on Wednesday that in a recent independent study it conducted, it concluded that the Nigeria Police Force, in recent times, performed satisfactorily in the handling of sexual assault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure -LASSAULT CASES The Justice for All (J4A), a civil society group, disclosed on Wednesday that in a recent independent study it conducted, it concluded that the Nigeria Police Force, in recent times, performed satisfactorily in the handling of sexual assault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure -LSsexual assault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure -Lassault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure -LSB-...]

Nick Clegg's difficulties in handling complaints against senior figures in his party will continue on Friday when solicitors acting for an alleged sexual assault victim of the MP Mike Hancock will ask the high court to force a Lib - Dem - led council to release an unredacted version of a damning QC's report.

On Monday, as Ms Nixon said that she would run, Mr. Cuomo directed the state attorney general to review the ways in which the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., had handled — or mishandled — a 2015 allegation of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein.

The Justice for All (J4A), a civil society group, disclosed on Wednesday that in a recent independent study it conducted, it concluded that the Nigeria Police Force, in recent times, performed satisfactorily in the handling of sexual assault cases against women and minors, which is a complete departure from previous low ratings.