THE PROTECTION OF STUDENT SURIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS IN DANGER AND WE NEED YOUR HELP
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What is Title IX?
Title IX—a landmark federal law—affords all students the right to an education free from sexual harassment, violence, and discrimination. Schools must provide survivors with the accommodations they need, along with procedural protections in school disciplinary proceedings for complainants and respondents.
What's Going On?
Betsy DeVos is making it easier for schools to backslide on Title IX and sweep sexual violence under the rug. We are demanding that Sweetwater Union High School District comply with Title IX and maintain policies that align with the Dear Colleague Letter.
General Talking Points
Top line
Students who experience abuse and harassment in the coming months will not know if they can turn to their schools for help. All of this undermines Title IX, leaving campuses less safe and students less able to access education free from discrimination.
DeVos is not interested in procedural protections. She is looking to reduce reporting, save schools money, and let schools off the hook for covering up or ignoring sexual violence.
One of the most worrisome parts of the new rule is that it would allow schools to ignore all violence that happens off-campus or online, even if the victim is forced to see their rapist at school every day. [Talk about why that’s so bad.]
The purpose of Title IX is to restore survivors’ access to education, which is why a majority of students go to their school to receive supportive measures after experiencing violence. Now, most student survivors might not be able to get that support from their school: either because of where the violence occurred, or because it doesn’t rise to DeVos’ extremely high and burdensome definition of harassment.
!! HOW TO HELP !!
Ways to help as a student or alumni in or from any school in the district:
1. Sign the petition !
2. Spread the word !
Repost on your stories while tagging accounts affiliated with your school such as the ASB while also encouraging others to sign the petition.
3. Contacting those in charge
/Letter writing campaign
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
WHO TO CONTACT FOR THE LETTER CAMPAIGN
Dr. Moises Aguirre Acting Superintendent Email: [email protected]
Imelda Genovese Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Email: [email protected]
Deanne Vicedo
Clerk of the Board
Email: [email protected] Phone: (619) 585-4405
Fax: (619) 407-4980
Board Policies Fax: (619) 407-4926
Karina Estrada
Senior Administrative Assistant
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (619) 407-4970
SIGN THE PETITION!
Created by Charlene Gamache