a furious mother speaks out students are
getting harassed and it feels like
school is sweeping it under the rugs
after she says her daughter was sexually
attacked at Canton High School then
mistreated by school officials the
Plymouth Canton School District in the
spotlight again after a second student
now comes forward about how they say
they were attacked at school it's not
only the attack but how the school
district treated that student afterwards
that has one local mother very upset we
bring in a local Ford defender karen
drew with our exclusive report earlier
today at 5:00 we heard from one victim
who is suing the Plymouth Canton School
District after she says she was bullied
and sexually harassed there now another
victim comes forth this girl is 15 she
too is not showing her face but wants
you to hear her story not only for what
happened to her but how she was treated
after she reported her attack the
officers that make them feel worse like
no girl should ever have to go through
that especially a year in school
it's tough coming forward on what
happened last November at Canton high
school but this student will call Stella
wants others to know her mother helped
her share the details as it is still
upsetting to talk about she was kneeling
down next to a male student helping him
do something on the computer and he
touched her breast she thought it was an
accident so Stella says she tried again
to help the fellow student and it
happened again she proceeded to help him
he touched her breast again she pulled
away and said stop it he reached down to
grab her in her and touched her inner
thigh and at that point she stood up and
walked away she probably was in shock
wasn't really processing what was
happening Stella says she left class
told her boyfriend what happened and
then he told a counselor she was
interviewed by the Dean of Students of
her home school she did write out a
statement
Stella's mother says her daughter was
shuffled between five different
administrators I say he touched her
inappropriately and the assistant
principal said no it's sexual assault
the fifteen-year-old says she also
talked to a Canton police officer
assigned to the school and when he
handed it it was terrible the mother and
daughters say the boy's parents seemed
to take the case seriously but not the
school school wasn't telling us when he
would be back or what his consequence
were so I'd go to school every morning
for almost two weeks straight I asked my
mom is he gonna be there am I gonna see
him at school I ran into him several
times one yeah in a stairwell scare the
crap out of me I started having a panic
attack part of me part of why I filed
the complaint was because I looked up
what the school's process was what their
procedure was if students commit sexual
assault against another student and
write in their handbook it says the
student shall be expelled when the
mother asks Canton high for the boy not
to be in the same class as her daughter
after the reported attack I was told
since I was making that request my
would have to be the one to change her
class I didn't know it at the time but I
do now that's a violation of title 9 the
least amount of disruption to the victim
needs to happen it's like they're
protecting the perpetrators and not the
victims Stella still attends Canton high
for now I want things to change
Stella's mother did file a complaint
with the Department of Education and
recently came to an agreement but they
still wanted to share their story
worried the district may not make the
necessary changes to protect students
I'm Karen drew mocha for defenders
alright Karen and the school did issue a
statement and will read part of it
here's the quote the district does not
tolerate harassment of any kind all
allegations of harassment are taken
seriously are investigated thoroughly
and responded to with appropriate action