The Impact Of Sexual Assault On College Campuses
Every 107 seconds a new person is a victim of sexual assault. That means that during this class period over 467 people will be sexually assaulted in america alone. Most sexual assaults happen on college campuses where there is little support or help for these victims. This problem is not an isolated situation either. At IU there were over 300 sexual assault reports and only 3 cases that a person was expelled for it. Colleges turn away from these cases because they simply cost too much too take care of. Colleges need to start taking responsibility for the care and well being of there students. For example a girl named Madeleine was sexually assaulted at Kansas State in 2007, When she told her college they wanted to stay out of the case. Madeleine’s
parents racked up over 30,000 dollars in cost flying to see her and staying in hotel rooms. Madeleine dropped out of college and her family lost over 16,000 dollars of tuition, the college reimbursed them only 7,000 dollars. Another case you may know about is about football star Jameis Winston. Winston druged and raped a college girl in 2012. Campus security asked Winston for a DNA sample and he denied a test and campus security didn't try for a warrant to take his blood or anything else. When the victim told a teacher about the rape she told the girl to ‘keep quiet’ because she ‘ didn't want the girl to get hurt’ because florida is a huge football state. The girl has faced many cases of cyberbulling and death threats. Some victims are even blamed for there rapes by saying that ‘they were wearing too revealing of clothes’ or that they were asking for it. However things are looking up for victims, Last year over 150 colleges where investigated over these cases. On April 29th of 2014 the white house task force passed a bill that would bring much needed help to many sexual assault victims and punish colleges for taking the side of a attacker. To help visit ItsOnUs.org and sign a petition.
parents racked up over 30,000 dollars in cost flying to see her and staying in hotel rooms. Madeleine dropped out of college and her family lost over 16,000 dollars of tuition, the college reimbursed them only 7,000 dollars. Another case you may know about is about football star Jameis Winston. Winston druged and raped a college girl in 2012. Campus security asked Winston for a DNA sample and he denied a test and campus security didn't try for a warrant to take his blood or anything else. When the victim told a teacher about the rape she told the girl to ‘keep quiet’ because she ‘ didn't want the girl to get hurt’ because florida is a huge football state. The girl has faced many cases of cyberbulling and death threats. Some victims are even blamed for there rapes by saying that ‘they were wearing too revealing of clothes’ or that they were asking for it. However things are looking up for victims, Last year over 150 colleges where investigated over these cases. On April 29th of 2014 the white house task force passed a bill that would bring much needed help to many sexual assault victims and punish colleges for taking the side of a attacker. To help visit ItsOnUs.org and sign a petition.