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  • CVUSD faces criticism over sexual assault and harassment

    CVUSD faces criticism over sexual assault and harassment

    Over 50 percent of women and almost one in three men experience sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetime, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. More than four in five female rape survivors reported that they were first raped before 25-years-old, and almost half were first raped as…

  • #MeToo Breaking all barriers

    There can be confusion regarding what constitutes harassment versus assault. Sexual harassment is often thought of to be groping or rape, however, this is sexual assault. Rape is an extreme form of sexual assault. Unwanted sexual comments, either on social media or in person, are sexual harassment.   Sexual harassment (n.) harassment (typically of…