
Degner spats with Goodlatte on controversial Trump comments
Sixth District Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte called Donald Trump statements objectifying women and sexual assault “reprehensible.”

Sixth District Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte called Donald Trump statements objectifying women and sexual assault “reprehensible.”

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte wants information about an immigrant deported at least five times and reportedly responsible for nearly a dozen sexual assaults.

Following today’s announcement of the final conference report on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to replace No Child Left Behind, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine welcomed the bill’s inclusion of key provisions he authored to help prevent sexual assault and strengthen career and technical education (CTE) in schools across the country.

As you may be aware, UVA is one of more than 130 institutions under review by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regarding compliance with Title IX requirements on sexual assault. That review concluded today with the issuance of OCR’s findings regarding UVA and the University’s signing of a resolution agreement.

In remarks on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine spoke about the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA), which incorporates key provisions of his legislation to help prevent sexual assault by ensuring public secondary schools teach students “safe relationship behavior.”

The Waynesboro Police Department has arrested two Waynesboro men on unrelated sexual assaults. Both cases involved juveniles who knew their molesters.

In conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Collins Center invites community members to mark the opening of its new Child Advocacy Center in the Ice House in Harrisonburg, on Thursday, April 9, from 4-6pm.

On November 19, 2014 an article appeared in Rolling Stone magazine depicting a violent sexual assault of a University of Virginia student identified as “Jackie.”

At the Board of Visitors’ request, the Virginia Attorney General selected an independent counsel to review the University’s policy, practices and procedures with regard to sexual assault.

Message from UVA President Teresa Sullivan late Friday to the University of Virginia community regarding the latest developments in the Rolling Stone article on the university’s response to sexual assaults,.
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