If you do not like the answer you should not ask the question…



Another example of not taking campus sexual assault seriously:

“Bob Jones University Faulted for Halting Abuse Study”

“GREENVILLE, S.C. — For decades, students at Bob Jones University who sought counseling for sexual abuse were told not to report it because turning in an abuser from a fundamentalist Christian community would damage Jesus Christ. Administrators called victims liars and sinners.”

“All of this happened until recently inside the confines of this insular university, according to former students and staff members who said they had high hopes that the Bob Jones brand of counseling would be exposed and reformed after the university hired a Christian consulting group in 2012 to investigate its handling of sexual assaults, many of which occurred long before the students arrived at the university.”

“Last week, Bob Jones dealt a blow to those hopes, acknowledging that with the investigation more than a year old and nearing completion, the university had fired the consulting group, Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, or Grace, without warning or explanation. The dismissal has drawn intense criticism from some people with ties to Bob Jones, and prompted some victims and their allies — including many who were interviewed by Grace investigators — to tell their stories publicly for the first time, attracting more attention than ever to the university’s methods.”


Read the whole thing here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/education/christian-school-faulted-for-halting-abuse-study.html?hpw&rref=education&_r=0

This is outrageous! Blaming the victims, retaliation, and sweeping it under the rug? Is this even legal?

How is this in the best interest of your stakeholders, meaning the students?  It seems like the university started off doing the right thing, but it turns out it was lip service.

Shame on you for giving victims hope and then taking it away!

Dr Flavius A B Akerele III

The ETeam