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
Category: Title IX Issues
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
Mistaken Hug By Disabled Student Leads to Suspension for ‘Sexual Assault’
By CNS News 01/16/2015“…Campus hysteria about sexual assault may have claimed another victim, judging from a news reportby NBC 5 in Dallas: “Brian Ferguson, a 20-year-old autistic student, has been suspended from special-needs classes at Navarro College in Texas for mistakenly hugging a woman he did not know and kissing her on the top of her head, according READ MORE
We’ve Reached Peak Absurdity When It Comes to Campus Sexual Assault
By Washington Examiner 01/16/2015 “…Brian Ferguson, a 20-year-old with autism attending special-needs classes at Navarro College in Texas, had been expelled for sexual assault. But what he did that constitutes sexual assault will leave you scratching your head. …” Read the entire article: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weve-reached-peak-absurdity-when-it-comes-to-campus-sexual-assault/article/2558795
Alabama tops list of states with highest rate of teachers busted for sex with students …an average of two a month
By Daily Mail 01/15/2015“…Parents in Alabama have cause for concern, after the release of a new report which shows more teachers are arrested in their state for having sex with students than anywhere else in the nation. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2912155/Alabama-s-shame-s-named-state-highest-rate-teacher-student-sex-cases-nation.html#ixzz3OxjNPrx9
University of Ottawa men’s hockey players to file class-action lawsuit
By Bangor Daily News 01/10/2015“…A former Gouldsboro resident who was accused and then later acquitted of sexually assaulting his then-wife in 2007 has filed a civil lawsuit against several entities and people who were involved in prosecuting the criminal case. …” Read the entire article:https://bangordailynews.com/2015/01/10/news/court/former-gouldsboro-resident-sues-multiple-agencies-officials-over-2007-rape-case/
The College Rape Overcorrection
By Slate 12/07/2014“…Sexual assault on campus is a serious problem. But efforts to protect women from a putative epidemic of violence have led to misguided policies that infringe on the civil rights of men. …” Read the entire article:http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/12/college_rape_campus_sexual_assault_is_a_serious_problem_but_the_efforts.html
As the Campus Rape Narrative Unravels, Will Due Process Strike Back in 2015?
By Reason.com 12/30/2014 “…It was undoubtedly a year of heightened paranoia about rape on college campuses, with everyone from Lena Dunham to President Obama demanding immediate action to curtail a purported epidemic of sexual violence. …” Read the entire article: http://reason.com/archives/2014/12/30/campus-rape-narrative-and-due-process
Edutopia mythbuster Mark Phillips resonates with boys’ education advocacy
By A Voice for Male Students 1/5/2015 “…Of course, men and boys are faring worse than girls across all income levels and racial demographics, although low-income minority males tend to fare the worst. This is an issue that is deserving of attention and redress in and of itself. Why? Because boys – just like girls – are human. READ MORE
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/