Sexual assault allegation prompted protest at Henderson high school

A protestation successful beforehand of Coronado High School connected Friday day was organized by students to express frustration implicit the handling of allegations of a intersexual battle against a classmate, parents astatine the schoolhouse said Tuesday.

Three parents and a student, each speaking without providing their names, said Tuesday greeting extracurricular the Henderson schoolhouse that a Coronado pupil has been accused of assaulting a pistillate pupil disconnected campus.

Rumors of the allegations person dispersed rapidly amongst the pupil body, with galore not definite what to believe. A pupil who spoke to the Review-Journal concisely connected Tuesday said the protesting students are hoping the idiosyncratic accused of the battle volition beryllium kicked retired of the school.

Friday’s protestation was chiefly astir students expressing concerns astir information portion voicing their content that schoolhouse administrators request to bash more, parents said.

“No means no! No means no!” dozens of students chanted successful beforehand of the school.

Students besides held signs saying “Sexual Assault is Not Okay,” “Rape predates miniskirts” and “Stop Sexualizing Me!”

The Henderson Police Department said successful a quality merchandise Friday day that it is investigating “possible misconduct allegations” astatine the school. Police said they besides responded to the protestation and recovered “a tiny fig of ‘students’ were connected scene, orderly, and obeying each laws.”

“We tin besides corroborate an unfastened probe into the alleged incident,” constabulary said. “As it is an progressive and unfastened investigation, we are incapable to supply thing further astatine this time.”

Henderson constabulary denied a records petition Monday by the paper for an incidental study stemming from the enactment battle allegation, citing an ongoing investigation.

Clark County School District constabulary referred questions to Henderson police.

In a Friday connection from the Clark County School District to Coronado High School families, the territory wrote: “We cognize that students whitethorn person concerns astir a substance regarding allegations surrounding a backstage off-campus event.”

“Students person the close to dependable their opinions provided that it does not disrupt the acquisition process and attendance policies are followed arsenic we strive to supply a harmless and steadfast learning situation for each students,” the territory said.

It said the territory is cooperating with instrumentality enforcement successful the investigation.

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