tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post6306171702560158319..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: The District's Title IX PR EffortMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-83092550071710409772014-09-11T05:22:29.967-07:002014-09-11T05:22:29.967-07:00Here is a link to the draft revised sexual harassm...Here is <a href="http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Policies/Board/series3000/3208SP_sig.pdf" rel="nofollow">a link to the draft revised sexual harassment procedure</a>.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-82838841686854479532014-09-11T05:21:22.852-07:002014-09-11T05:21:22.852-07:00Here's a link to the news announcement, which ...Here's <a href="http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/news/announcements/news.phtml?aid=4397259" rel="nofollow">a link to the news announcement</a>, which should be posted soon.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-63250955513177380312014-09-11T05:19:14.674-07:002014-09-11T05:19:14.674-07:00Here's a link to the nomination form for the T...Here's <a href="http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Forms/titleix/Nomination%20Form_Task%20Force%20on%20Sexual%20Harassment%20Prevention.pdf" rel="nofollow">a link to the nomination form for the Task Force</a>.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-20344921875603197642014-09-11T05:14:40.165-07:002014-09-11T05:14:40.165-07:00Here's a link to the task force web page. I...Here's <a href="http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=317105" rel="nofollow">a link to the task force web page</a>. I'm not sure how to find this other than to search for it.<br />Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80347995983421873642014-09-11T05:12:00.413-07:002014-09-11T05:12:00.413-07:00Wow!
When it comes to PR, the District moves real...Wow!<br /><br />When it comes to PR, the District moves really fast.<br /><br />They have already updated the Title IX web page. The officials section has been moved and the bit about the task force has been deleted. The application link has been removed, all information about the task force has been removed.<br /><br />There's no call for applicants for the task force on the district's home page where these things often appear.<br /><br />There is no link to the current procedure, just the policy.<br /><br />This looks like the old Title IX web page with the addition of the Audit History section and all of the other new stuff removed.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38620992900817060122014-09-11T04:31:34.183-07:002014-09-11T04:31:34.183-07:00The belief (or conclusion) that Mr. Apostle didn&#...The belief (or conclusion) that Mr. Apostle didn't know his duties is the most charitable conclusion.<br /><br />The only other two explanations are that Mr. Apostle knew his duties but chose not to fulfill them or that Mr. Apostle knew his duties and was directed not to fulfill them.<br /><br />Believe me. The facts are clear. Mr. Apostle didn't take a single action following the reported rape at NatureBridge in November 2012. He appears nowhere in the documented actions taken by the District. Of the three possible explanations, ignorance of his duties is the most charitable and sympathetic for the District. It is the only one that doesn't imply malice or intentional disregard.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29559096023079235482014-09-10T23:43:19.946-07:002014-09-10T23:43:19.946-07:00Also, if -- as the district claims -- Paul Apostle...Also, if -- as the district claims -- Paul Apostle was trained as a Title IX coordinator, then why didn't he do his job in the 2012 GHS case? Why did he punt it off to Ron English, district's general counsel? <br /><br />The Title IX coordinator is responsible for figuring out what went wrong and who is accountable. The general counsel is responsible for minimizing the district's liability and protecting them from lawsuits. There's a reason why the general counsel shouldn't be acting as the Title IX coordinator. It's even explicitly forbidden by the Dear Colleague letter written by the Office for Civil Rights.<br /><br />Conclusion? Apostle wasn't trained.mosfetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13389372810696989772014-09-10T23:40:49.919-07:002014-09-10T23:40:49.919-07:00At University of Kansas:
"The victim in that...At University of Kansas:<br /><br />"<i>The victim in that case filed a federal complaint, prompting an ongoing investigation of the school by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. The probe, which began in July, is among the U.S. government's investigations of sexual assault at 77 colleges and universities.<br /><br />The September Siblings group's demands included an internal investigation by the provost’s office into the school officials handling sexual assault cases, and raising the minimum sanction for sexual assault and harassment so that it exceeds the punishment for plagiarism.<br /><br />The list also calls for the school to change how it refers to sexual assault: "Elimination of the term 'non-consensual sex.' It is rape."</i><br /><br />Ron English must have been reading their rulebook... Hey, whatever minimizes the district responsibility to protect their students. Disgusting.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23800416167452127602014-09-10T23:37:00.978-07:002014-09-10T23:37:00.978-07:00Another university denies rape. I guess SPS model...Another university denies rape. I guess SPS models itself after these institutions of higher learning...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/10/kansas-nonconsensual-sex-rape-students_n_5791816.html" rel="nofollow">Students Demand University Of Kansas Stop Calling Rape 'Nonconsensual Sex'</a>mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-16014174680344528572014-09-10T23:10:49.332-07:002014-09-10T23:10:49.332-07:00Charlie, where can we find the more interesting Au...Charlie, where can we find the more interesting Audit findings docs?ConcernedSPSParenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225940383725947861noreply@blogger.com