A new way to report and monitor sexual violence on campus
Mount Allison has launched a new way for people to report sexual misconduct, harrassment or assault on campus.
The school announced this week a new partnership with REES, a secure, online system where people can create a record of an incident and choose from multiple reporting options, including anonymous reporting.
The move comes as part of an ongoing effort to respond to decades long concerns about sexual violence on the Mount A campus. Those concerns boiled over into a massive campus protest in November 2020, after then-student Michelle Roy posted an image of herself on social media, in graduation attire and holding a sign accusing the school of supporting rapists and silencing victims.
Since then, the university has brought in a third party organization to respond to and support survivors of sexual violence, commissioned an independent review of its practices, and hired Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Coordinator, Dr. Tasia Alexopolous. Another position will be eventually created to focus on counselling and support for survivors.
Adding REES to the mix is the latest move, and Alexopolous says its an important one, because of the various types of reporting that the system makes possible.… Continue