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    How sexual assault is reported on elementary school campuses

    A bill awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s signature would make big changes to the way schools handle reports of sexual assault. It codifies Obama Administration standards for investigating alleged assaults and applies them to elementary and high schools. Some academics worry that could have a negative impact on African-American boys.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Lara Bazelon • Sep 25, 2017 • 1 min read

    A bill awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s signature would make big changes to the way schools handle reports of sexual assault. It codifies Obama Administration standards for investigating alleged assaults and applies them to elementary and high schools. Some academics worry that could have a negative impact on African-American boys.

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      Lara Bazelon

      director of the criminal juvenile justice clinic and the racial justice clinic at University of San Francisco Law School

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