Toronto Gender Roles

It would be a wise idea for school administrators to have a comprehensive security assessment of the school’s physical design, safety policies, and emergency procedures. Once again this must be conducted with the cooperation of school staff, emergency personnel, students, and other school community members. Every school has different needs and safety plans may vary. According to the IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police), there are twenty recommended actions that can be used to prevent violence in a school setting.

Sexism at work is not the lone way women are discriminated in Canada, since women are also confronted with biased clothing rules. In modern day society, a woman is encouraged to dress in provocative attire, is given restrictions in what she wears, and is notified that wearing clothes that shows one’s shoulders is inappropriate, which remains the contrary for men. To start off, female students are not permitted to wear certain attire at school as it is claimed to distract their male classmates. For example, a 16 year-old female, attending a public high school in London, Ontario, “was called to the principal’s office and told to cover up, for wearing a grey skirt and black and turquoise top” ('They were sexualizing my outfit': Toronto students). The fact that an

Date rapes, hate crimes and theft have become an apparent concern on college campuses. The most disturbing crime on a college campus is a school shooting. Being a victim of any crime is the last thing any student or parent thinks of when choosing a college or university. The possibilities of danger on a college campus have been increasing over the years due to the reported crimes ranging from theft to murder. Because of the recent years of college campus reported shootings, both student and parent have become alarmingly concerned about

It is important for children and young people to be protected from harm within school/college to help them learn and thrive. This can only be achieved when they are healthy, safe and their welfare is promoted.

As a fellow Trojan living in the heart of a huge metropolitan city of Los Angeles, we are constantly bombarded by news of local crimes. Though sheltered in our little bubble of university life, we are still reminded of the dangers lurking in the shadows, perpetually threatening our sense of individual security. As a student, these fears most likely consist of physical safety such as being robbed, so an easy fix is just to not walk home alone and be more aware of the environment. If more support is needed, there are campus security,

This article addresses how modern constructed public buildings are often unsafe. This is because most of them include big windows and large open spaces designed to inspire patrons of the building. Instead of fortressing these structures, this piece suggests renovating the entrances. This agrees with the essay in the way both stress the importance of front-end security. It gives many helpful tips at further improving entrance security. Atlas does mention not wanting to make schools

“Not just safe in terms of physical and emotional safety, but also in terms of students feeling safe enough to take intellectual risks.”

On April 16th 2007 at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, a student with psychological problems began a two hour killing spree that left 33 dead (Reader). The massacre that occurred at this school is now the worst recorded incident in the history of the United States and eclipses the University of Texas massacre of 1966. In the wake of tragedies like these, students, teachers and administrators propose more measures to make us feel safe on campus. But why weren't these measures in place before? School administrators and police have a responsibility to protect their students and faculty on campus, and these instances clearly shown a lack of fulfilling that responsibility. And yet several campus' refuse to allow law-abiding and

“I come from a small town near Redding, so Sacramento is definitely a whole new environment for me. I just don’t feel as safe as I feel like I should be.” The third year, who insists on carrying a taser every day, also walks along the American River bike trail where a student was assaulted just two months ago. “Do you know how freaky it is knowing that girl could’ve been me? That attack happened in broad daylight.” Cowee, who has formed a self-defense group with her friends encourages more girls to be aware of their surroundings, “You have to realize that you’re on a big campus — so big that something terrible can happen in just the blink of an eye. You need to be careful.”

On October 1, 2015, Christopher Harper-Mercer walked into Umpqua Community College and shot eighteen people. A week later shootings occurred at universities in Arizona and Texas leaving two dead. According to a study in 2013, the FBI identified thirty-nine active shooting cases in educational settings, and these cases accounted for the highest number of casualties(_). With the threat of active shootings in educational settings, many universities are trying to increase security on college campuses in order to protect students and staff members. The need for heightened security allows universities to constantly monitor the activities of students in order to create a safe environment. Many universities, such as Loyola University Chicago, implement guidelines that aid in controlling students and creating docile individuals. At Loyola University Chicago, it utilizes surveillance cameras and identification cards to protect students. Moreover, the need for control transcends surveillance for security reasons and is utilized in academics through the grading

Sexual assaults on campus is an issue gaining more and more attention throughout Canada, especially after the string of assaults that happened at UBC back in 2013. The staggering number of men and women that experience some form of sexual violence or assault in their lives is alarming. It is estimated that one in six men will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime and one in three Canadian adult women will experience sexual assault or violence (Statistics Canada,2013). According to a 2013 Statistics Canada

There are people who seek destruction and to harm students as much as possible. Therefore, schools take these precautions to assure that students know what to do when in a time of crisis. Information like this should be much more easily accessible. Overall the SFASU campus safety policies and website are viable for the student on campus and off campus; however, it could be more publicized, that way all students know what to do and what not to do in the case of an emergency. Colleges and universities could easily do this by implementing mandatory safety and training courses to ensure the safety of their students while they are attending their school. This is extremely important so that way students feel safe and can casually recommend SFASU as a safe and educated school for to anyone who ask, showing that there is safety for all

Sexual violence is considered to be one of the highest under-reported crimes in Canada, where it is “estimated that only 10% of sexual assaults are reported to police” (Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention, n.d., p. 13). In addition, between 15% to 25% of North American college and university-aged women experience some form of a sexual assault during their academic career (Lichty, Campbell, & Schuiteman, 2008). Consequently, this overwhelming unreported sexual violence acts can have massive ramification for the surviving students, the campus community as a whole and even the perpetrating students (Cantalupo, 2010). According to Senn et al. (2014), “this is particularly concerning given the detrimental physical and mental health consequences resulting from a sexual assault, which can include physical injuries as well as unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, depression, suicide ideation, and post-traumatic stress disorder” (p. 1).

Education has for some time been perceived as the colossal equalizer in America. The Chancellor at Pine-Level Community College, has elected George Hubert Lee the Dean of Education to address the recent situation regarding the on-campus assaults. We believe at Pine-Level Community College in giving all understudies an instructive situation free from aggressive behavior, this is critical for the continued growth of the college. The lewd behavior of understudies to commit the act of physical bodily harm, including viciousness, intrudes with understudies' entitlement to get an education free from violent behaviors. Dean Lee has been selected to address this matter due to his education in Health Awareness and training in Safety Awareness, which came from his service to our county. When Dean Lee was an Officer in the Army, he was the elected as the Victim Advocates (VA), that was established by The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO).

College-age adults are known to be high risk for sexual violence and most studies show that one in three women have experiences some type of sexual assault whether it was through physical force or harassment. These statics are known by most women on college campuses to ensure that women know and understand that this could happen to them. The issue is more than ensuring that women are aware of how protect themselves and know how to avoid these situations because it shouldn’t even be happening. When women are taught that they should know how to defend themselves we are saying that this type of behavior is normal and inevitable. We should shift from this dynamic and start teaching both men and women that this behavior is completely unacceptable and that sexually assaulting or harassing someone is NOT normal. This paper will mostly focus on incidents of rape and sexual assault on college campuses and what the outcome and reactions of these incidents were.