HENDERSON \u2014 The Office of Civil Rights found that the Henderson school district wrongly punished a student after she told school officials she was sexually assaulted by another student on campus a year and a half ago. Now, the student has chosen to go public with her story. She says now she finally feels some relief as she told KETK her side of the story, but she also says she will never be able to get her senior year of high school back December 6, 2010, a day Rachel Bradshaw says has changed her life forever<\/p>\n
\u201cI was sexually assaulted and I went to a faculty member about it and I was not, it wasn\u2019t dealt with the right way,\u201d Bradshaw tells KETK. But Bradshaw, that her and her alleged attacker were both punished, and both put in the same alternative program. \u201cThey evaluated my case within a day and that night they told me I had been um accused of consensual sex because I did not weep during my interview,\u201d said Bradshaw. \u201cWhen law enforcement don\u2019t believe allegations of assault unless the victim cries and that\u2019s a gender bias, that\u2019s a gender stereotype to then impose upon her afterward and make her a victim all over again,\u201d Stephanie Bauman from the ACLU of Texas.<\/p>\n
Bradshaw\u2019s family contacted the ACLU of Texas, and after a year and a half, Rachel\u2019s punishment has been removed from her permanent record. But no matter what the case, she says this is something she still has to live with. \u201cEmotionally it\u2019s been horrible\u2026 because I haven\u2019t been able to feel relief until a few days ago.\u201d Among other requirements, Henderson ISD must provide mandatory sexual assault training for staff, designate an on-call official at each campus concerning assaults, and review campus records to see if there were any other violations. The school tells our newspaper partners, the Longview News-Journal, that they have revised investigation procedures, and are committed to providing a safe environment for their students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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