By Mass Live 01/24/2015 “…A lawsuit filed by an Amherst College student who argued the school unfairly held up his academic career over an old, unproven allegation of an on-campus rape has quietly settled. …” Read the enitre article:http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/amherst_college_settles_with_j.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Education of Boys
Is Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Grandstanding At The Expense of Due Process?
By The Daily Caller 01/27/2015 “… By inviting Ms Sulkowicz to accompany her, Senator Gillibrand undoubtedly wanted to send Congress the message that passage of her proposed Campus Accountability and Safety Act is necessary to protect students in their college environments. However, in her effort to push through the bill, Senator Gillibrand not only is READ MORE
Bishop’s New Class Divide: Boys, Girls In Separate Sections
By Pune Mirror 01/26/2015 “…While parents question this move, school defends its stand, saying it wasn’t convenient for teachers to tackle issues of adolescence in mixed groups. …”Read the entire article: http://www.punemirror.in/pune/cover-story/Bishops-new-class-divide-boys-girls-in-separate-sections/articleshow/46014996.cmsp://www.punemirror.in/pune/cover-story/Bishops-new-class-divide-boys-girls-in-separate-sections/articleshow/46014996.cms The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Rape on the Campus
By The New York Review of Books 01/05/2015“…Few would disagree that the systems for preventing and prosecuting sexual assault on US campuses are in need of change. But the efficacy and fairness of recent reforms that focus on making college grievance procedures more favorable to complainants and on codifying strict new definitions of sexual consent READ MORE
New Rape Allegation Against Duke Fraternity After Student Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted After She Passed Out When Given Hot Chocolate
By Daily Mail 01/22/2015“…A statement from Duke University says Alpha Delta Phi has been suspended while Durham police investigate what happened at an off-campus house leased by fraternity members. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2919042/Duke-suspends-fraternity-sex-assault-allegation.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
High School Football Tied to Brain Changes, Even Without Concussion
By Medline Plus 12/01/2014 “…There’s been a lot of discussion recently about concussions and contact sports, but new research suggests that even less severe head injuries might lead to brain changes among high school football players. …” Read the entire articule: https://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/brain-health-news-80/high-school-football-tied-to-brain-changes-even-without-concussion-694020.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
UVa to pay $500,000 for Rolling Stone claim reviews
By The Roanoke Times 01/17/2015“…The University of Virginia will pay more than $500,000 for separate reviews of its response to a since-discredited fraternity gang rape claim and the school’s sexual assault policies, but many lingering questions could go publicly unanswered. …”Read the entire article:http://www.roanoke.com/news/virginia/uva-to-pay-for-gang-rape-claim-reviews/article_f4f836d2-a1b1-5dd5-8c1f-6fe8b97484db.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Teacher who had sex with 2 students gets probation
By New York Post 01/16/2015“… The Queens gym teacher who had sex with two underage students won’t face any jail time long as she completes a year of mental-health treatment. …” Read the entire articule: http://nypost.com/2015/01/16/teacher-who-had-sex-with-2-students-gets-probation/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Lansing proposes all boys elementary school
By Lansing State Journal 12/23/2014 “…Willow Elementary could become one of the only all-boys public schools in the state under a turnaround plan proposed by the Lansing School District. …” Read the entire article: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/education/2014/12/23/boys-school-lansing/20803785/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
ACTIVISTS: Schools Must Teach Sex Consent To Kindergartners
By World Net Daily 12/31/2014 “…Why are we going to be teaching our children about issues they are not even supposed to be concerned about at that age? I think these issues aren’t even something that’s on young children’s radar. It just isn’t something the children are thinking about at these young ages. They can’t READ MORE