San Diego Unified School District agrees to change after U.S. Education Department finds 253 reports of sexual harassment or assault in three years — almost 40% at the elementary level.
San Diego Unified School District officials mishandled multiple student complaints about sexual harassment and sexual assault, in violation of their obligations under federal law, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announced Friday. The office found that over a year-three span, 253 reports and complaints of sexual harassment and assault were leveled by students in the district, with almost 40% of those allegations coming from the elementary school level.
One such elementary school incident involved a student accused of forcing another student to place their hands on a third student's clothes over their genitals multiple times. District police investigated the incident and the district filed a report with Child Protective Services.
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