Mother blasts high school’s response to multiple sexual assault allegations
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Newfoundland mother says the school system re-victimized her daughter and at least two other girls by allowing a male student who allegedly sexually assaulted them to briefly return to school.
The sexual assault allegations have shaken Stephenville High School, where students held a protest Wednesday.
At least three girls say the same boy attacked them in separate incidents offsite. The mother said she wants to make clear the seriousness of the accusations because they underscore how harrowing it was for alleged victims to face him in class or in the hallways.
“We want the word out so that this changes. Victims should not be expected to be re-victimized in a school setting,” said the mother, who can’t be named to protect her daughter’s identity.