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...Russell actually a victim? The N.A.A.C.P. and some of his teachers think so. His father John has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, charging that Kenneth was unjustly punished for the fight. Although officials from the local Modesto school district ruled the scuffle "mutual," the white classmate received a three-day suspension while Russell was sent home for a little more than a month and later expelled from his school and assigned to one farther from where he lives. "It's been hard catching up with my work," says Kenneth. "I lost...
...said she called out, "Michael, come back here," when she saw a figure in the bushes outside the Skakels' front door. She also told investigators that when she was inside the Skakel house, she saw a person dart past the kitchen window. "She could be the missing link," the victim's brother John told Time. Andrea Renna, a former friend of Julie Skakel's who was with her in the house that night, testified Friday that Michael Skakel did not drive to his cousin's mansion. The prosecution has subpoenaed Julie to corroborate that testimony against her brother. The drama...
Under this new policy, a student may file a formal complaint that he or she was assaulted. The Ad Board will gather written statements from both parties, and decide if there will be enough evidence beyond the written testimony to proceed. If not, the victim can pursue the case through the police department—with its different investigative powers, such as the collection of scientific evidence. If the accused is convicted, the Ad Board will then likely dismiss the student...
...word against another’s. If CASV wants the Ad Board to be hearing cases without more evidence than “he-said-she -said” claims, then they should realize the verdicts aren’t necesarily going to be sympathetic to the victim...
...example, last year under the old system, seven cases of sexual assault were brought before the Ad Board, four went unresolved because of a lack of evidence. Sure, the Ad Board heard these cases, but what kind of justice does a scratch case provide for the victim...