“There is concern that survivors of sexual assault are being silenced,” she said, noting that a number of schools have similar confidentiality agreements. “Sexual assault is a devastating experience that we work to prevent and respond to in our community,” school officials wrote in an email to the community on Monday. She was heartened when university officials asked for her input on his punishment. Even though she is the co-founder of Students Against Sexual Violence, Ferber said she wrestled with whether to come forward to report the assault. (Photo by Evy Mages/For The Washington Post)The U.S. Department of Education is investigating American University for allegedly mishandling a student’s report of sexual assault, the second federal government probe of the District school in less than two years.

Source: Washington Post June 28, 2016 21:11 UTC