An Associated Press story was recently posted about the sexual assault of two kindergartener girls. The offender's mother had warned officials that her child might be dangerous since she had been sexual abused. Despite the warning, two classmates were repeatedly subjected to sexual assaults from this female student during nap times and recess. A law suit is now filled in Austin, Texas against Eanes Independent School District and the elementary school principal by the victims' parents. Not only was the warning about the offender not taken seriously before the incidents, but also sexual discrimination played a role in how the school handled it afterward. The victims' parents believe the assault would be have been taken more seriously had the offender been male.
The story can be found at: http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=2704357
Interesting fact: 4,000 sexual assaults occur in public schools each year (US Department of Education, Violence and Discipline Problems in the US Public Schools, 1997)
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