My daughter, age 12, was sexually assulted (a boy in her gym class exposed himself to her), and when I went to the principal to assure that the situation was being handled, the principal told me that he could not give me this information, as it woud "violate the rights of the boy" !! The boy was back in school and back in my childs class today! If this same thing occured outside of the school, the offender would be arested, right? Do I need legal assistance????
This is not "sexual assault" ... at least not as it is defined in most states I am aware of. In my state this would likely be a misdemeanor incident of indecent exposure and would likely be handled without prosecution - unless there were additional or more serious incidents that accompanied it.
and when I went to the principal to assure that the situation was being handled, the principal told me that he could not give me this information, as it woud "violate the rights of the boy"
He is correct in that he cannot provide you information on the other student.
The boy was back in school and back in my childs class today! If this same thing occured outside of the school, the offender would be arested, right? Do I need legal assistance????
No, he would probably not be arrested. He might be, but he probably would not be.
You are free to contact the police and report it. They may or may not do much about it. They will almost certainly investigate it, but depending on the circumstances, it may not warrant a criminal prosecution.
!! The boy was back in school and back in my childs class today! If this same thing occured outside of the school, the offender would be arested, right? Do I need legal assistance????
