It appears that Eastern High School in Lansing, Michigan, may have a serious problem with sexual assault. What’s more, the school is under fire for the way it treats victims of the crime, particularly female sexual assault victims of color. In one of the incidents, a...
Month: October 2016
Michigan high school suspended student who reported sexual assault
Michigan high school suspended student who reported sexual assault By Claire Lampen September 23, 2016 A new report from BuzzFeed News detailed two separate occasions in which a Michigan high school forced out two female students after reported sexual assaults on...
White House Issues Wake-Up Call For K-12 Schools On Sexual Assault
White House Issues Wake-Up Call For K-12 Schools On Sexual Assault After years of focus on how colleges deal with rape, the Obama administration is putting pressure on K-12 schools to improve their response. Originally posted on Sept. 19, 2016, at 7:10 a.m.Updated on...
Girl Suspended After Being Sexually Assaulted In School Stairwell
Girl Suspended After Being Sexually Assaulted In School Stairwell At one high school, two girls say they were forced out of classes after being sexually assaulted by classmates. Their allegations show why the White House is putting new scrutiny on K-12 schools’...
Not Okay: School Suspends Students After They Reported Sexual Assaults
Not Okay: School Suspends Students After They Reported Sexual Assaults BY SUZANNAH WEISS SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 11:00 AM PHOTO: STOCKSY Unfortunately, it's common to hear people blame sexual assault victims for not reporting the crimes committed against them. It's also...
UPDATE : Documents show Lansing Schools failed to comply with Title IX
http://wlns.com/2016/09/07/exclusive-documents-show-lansing-schools-fail-to-comply-with-title-ix/ UPDATE: We want to update you on a story we ran yesterday. Last night at 6, Mariah Harrison reported that the Lansing School District went at least two years...
Feds investigating gender discrimination in Lansing School District
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2016/09/26/feds-investigating-gender-discrimination-lansing-school-district/91111834/ LANSING – The Lansing School District’s decision to create gender-based classrooms at Willow Elementary and its response to a...
Vezina Law Group’s Lansing Presence, Karen Truszkowski of Counsel
PRACTICE AREAS Municipal Law Personal Injury Family Law Civil Rights Law Probate Elder Law Related Litigation Karen is the Lansing presence of the Vezina Law Group and functions as Of Counsel to the firm. She is the principal of The Temperance Legal Group, PLLC in...