Parents of California raped teen beg: stop the violence (video)

November 1, 10:26 AMSalt Lake City Lifelong Learning ExaminerMarci Stone

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The recent rape case in California has put into question why the school wasn’t more prepared to help the girl who was raped for two and a half hours last week.

The parents of the 15-year-old girl made a statement yesterday through their church pastor that they do not want the violence to continue, but yet would rather that people do something constructive with their anger about this situation. They suggested volunteering, or helping a neighbor, but to just do something constructive.

The police have stated that ten people were involved in the rape of the 15-year-old girl, and there were at least ten bystanders who watched. In California, a minor is considered a person 14 and under, so the bystanders cannot be charged in any wrong doing for not reporting the incident while it occurred.

Many high schools across the country do not train teachers and high school workers how to supervise a school dance, according to the CNN Education Coordinator who spoke in a live interview yesterday.

The school itself did not account for the number of students in attendance at the dance and their whereabouts. And according to information contained in the video below, the school will most likely be charged with several lawsuits.

What responsibility does the school have? How far should they go to protect all students who attend their school? Who is held accountable? Most likely most schools in this country cannot answer these questions, but over the next year these questions, because of this case, will be answered high schools across the country.

Sources: CNN live and CNN

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