Student’s family criticizes Gwinnett County sex-assault investigation
The family of an Atlanta-area high school student has asked the federal government for help with what they say was a poorly done investigation by Gwinnett County’s school system of her sexual assault allegations.
The female student says she was assaulted by a male classmate at Peachtree Ridge High School in February 2015. The boy says he believed the sexual activity was consensual.
School officials conducted an investigation, and both students were suspended for 10 days for engaging in sexual activity on school grounds, according to an attorney representing the girl’s family.
The girl’s family has filed a complaint with the U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights.
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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He currently writes about higher education and has assisted in the newsroom’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
