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Teachers Grapple With Lessons Around Sexual Assault

October 3, 2018 7:58
Teachers Grapple With Lessons Around Sexual Assault
Questions around sexual assault are front and center in many classrooms after allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh were brought to the Senate. (October 2, 2018)
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Allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have led to unavoidable conversations throughout the nation’s schools. Questions around movements like #MeTooK12 and whether or not students should be held accountable for their behavior in high school later in life are now the subject of debate. Education Week reporter Evie Blad discusses how schools are responding to the latest news with PBS NewsHour.

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