Punishment "regardless of consent" Two teenage students from Eastern High School have come forward about being sexually assaulted. And, one of them was punished under District policy forbidding sexual conduct. "She was suspended for lewd and lascivious behavior, for...
Month: June 2016
Second sex assault lawsuit against school should be ‘wake-up call’
LANSING, MI -- A second Lansing Eastern High student has filed a Title IX lawsuit alleging that administrators acted with deliberate indifference after she was sexually assaulted at the school. The federal lawsuit was brought by a 14-year-old girl and is the second...
School Suspends Girl After She Was Sexually Assaulted
A Michigan teenager filed a complaint June 7 stating a school suspended her for being lewd after she was sexually assaulted on camera. In October 2015, an unidentified fourteen-year-old girl complained to Eastern High School officials she had been sexually assaulted,...
Broadly Teen Says She Was Sexually Assaulted in School—Then Suspended for Being ‘Lewd’
A 14-year-old student was raped at school. Though her assault was caught on a security camera, administrators allegedly concluded that she was complicit because she didn't fight back enough. They also suggested that she could have insulted her attacker's penis....
Suspended After Assault at School, Girl Says
Click the "Courthouse News Service" logo for more info! LANSING, Mich. (CN) — A Michigan school district had security footage of a child's sexual assault but suspended the girl anyway for "lewd behavior," she claims in a federal complaint. The June 7 complaint...
UPDATE: Lansing School sexual assault lawsuits (WLNS)
LANSING, Mich (WLNS) – We first told you about a sexual assault inside of Eastern High School back in April. The victim’s family filed a “notice of intent” two months ago threatening a lawsuit. This story continues to develop. As of now there are two open cases...
“This new ‘sexual consent and tea’ video from the police is brilliant”
Sex and consent is a difficult issue, mainly because something that seems so simple is continually ‘misunderstood’ in rape cases. Thames Valley Police have highlighted the issue by promoting a cartoon comparing sex to a well known British pastime – drinking a cup of...
New Details: Possible Title IX Case Against Lansing Schools
(WLNS) — The teenage boy charged in a sexual assault that took place inside of Eastern High School last year learned the consequences of his actions on Thursday. The boy will not see any jail time, but Ingham County Judge Janene Lawless ordered the teenager to...
School indifferent to rape by football star, ‘miserably failed’ victim, lawsuit says
LANSING, MI – A former Lansing Eastern High student says school administrators acted with indifference after an all-state football player raped her on school grounds. She said school officials ignored concerns that she was in danger and that their failure to promptly...