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Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in Illinois schools

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SPRINGFIELD — Even after the family of a victim of sexual assault from Taylorville obtained an emergency order of protection, the school still allowed the young girl’s assailant to attend the same school and merely moved him to a different…

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Addressing the barriers to justice for sexual assault survivors

The Crisis Center of Northeast Texas – the umbrella organization for the Hunt County Rape Crisis Center and the Hunt County Children’s Advocacy Center, is hosting an important event next month to raise awareness about the systemic barriers that prevent…

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Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schools – Capitol News IL

SB 98 would amend the Illinois School Code to implement a mandatory one-year expulsion for any public school student who is determined by that district’s school board to have committed sexual assault, sexual harassment or engaged in a sexual activity without the consent. State Sen. Steven McClure filed the bill after a 10-year-old girl at Taylorville Junior High School in his district was sexually assaulted multiple times on her school bus by a …

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Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schools - IPM Newsroom

Illinois Newsroom - The bill would amend the Illinois School Code to implement a mandatory one-year expulsion for any public school student who is determined by that district’s school board to have committed sexual assault, sexual harassment or engaged in a sexual activity without the consent of the other person. The post Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schools appeared first on IPM Newsroom.

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Purple Purse 2025 raises money for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ)-- Family Services Incorporated hosted the eighth annual Purple Purse event at the Blair County Convention Center Wednesday night. The event raises money to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault in Blair County. Guests took part in basket raffles, silent auctions for purses, dinner and had chances to win other prizes. Multiple eateries, shops announce opening dates in downtown Altoona Funds r…

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