After violence and sexual misconduct was reported, the study was shut down and campers sent home.
An investigation, whose results were released Tuesday, determines the design of Camp DASH was “inadequate” and “suffered from a culture of non-compliance” with study protocols and University policies.
The report cites multiple failures including lack of supervision, delays in reporting incidents and lax controls. Incidents included assault, sexual harassment, exploitation, bullying and threats.
The failed summer camp/research study Camp DASH was flawed on several levels, according to a report by Purdue University’s office of ethics. After violence and sexual misconduct was reported, the study was shut down and campers sent home.
Last week, the Indiana University Interfraternity Council voted unanimously to suspend certain social events and new member activities until next spring.
It’s a move more and more universities are taking as stories circulate of hazing and alcohol-related deaths.
Hank Nuwer is a professor of journalism at Franklin College and the author of the book Hazing: Destroying Young Lives, set for publication in February.
After studying hazing and Greek life in general for the past few decades, Nuwer says recent media attention could be pushing fraternity and sorority organizations to crack down.
Photo: Steve Burns Earlier this week, the Indiana University Interfraternity Council voted unanimously to suspend certain social events and new member activities until next spring. It’s a move more and more universities are taking as stories circulate of hazing and alcohol-related deaths.
ISTA President, Teresa Meredith outlines the union’s priorities in 2018. (Jeanie Lindsay/IPB News)
One of Indiana’s key teacher unions says public school educators feel disrespected, and it plans to work on restoring that respect during the upcoming legislative session.
Indiana State Teachers Association President Teresa Meredith says the union’s 2018 legislative priorities focus on improving neighborhood public schools and shifting the way people talk about teaching, because she says it’s one way to draw more people into the field.
A group of University of Notre Dame students is calling for a mural of Christopher Columbus to be removed from the campus’ main building.
The painting depicts Columbus surrounded by a group of Native Americans who appear to be worshipping him.
Dominic Acri is President of the Native American Student Association at Notre Dame. He says the painting depicts misrepresentations and stereotypes about Native Americans.
Photo: University of Notre Dame A group of University of Notre Dame students is calling for a mural of Christopher Columbus to be removed from the campus’ main building. The painting depicts Columbus surrounded by a group of Native Americans who appear to be worshipping him.
Flanner House Elementary School in Indianapolis closed for good on Sept. 11, 2014 after an investigation found teachers cheated on 2013 ISTEP+ tests. (FILE PHOTO: Sam Klemet/WFYI)
Flanner House, an Indianapolis nonprofit, sued Flanner House Elementary School Incorporated for negligence and fraud after it’s school closed in 2014 due to cheating allegations, and those fraud claims were struck down last year. But the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the charter school organizer this week, and said the school’s organizing corporation is immune from the nonprofit’s claims through a state law that protects governing bodies.
Indiana University Law School professor Jody Madeira says the decision has broad legal consequences.
State Superintendent Jennifer McCormick listens during five hours of public comment about the proposed graduation pathways at the State Board of Education meeting Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (Eric Weddle/WFYI Public Media)
The State Board of Education approved a controversial rewrite of the high school graduation requirements Wednesday in the face of opposition from school leaders, teachers, parents and professional associations.
During nearly six hours of public comment before the vote, dozens of educators asked for more time to vet the plan since the cost and details around implementation are unknown.
Ratifying a new teachers’ contract was one check mark on a list of potential “progress” looked at by the state Distressed Unit Appeals Board before an end-of-the-year deadline to decide on continuing state control of Muncie Community Schools.
Muncie Community Schools and the local teachers’ union has come to an agreement on a new contract for teachers. In a statement, both MCS officials and the Muncie Teachers Association say Thursday’s ratified contract provides no salary increase for teachers. It does lower health insurance premium
The South Bend Community School Corporation held a listening forum yesterday where residents had an opportunity to give feedback to school leaders about the proposed Focus 2018 school plan.
Focus 2018 aims to address enrollment drops and funding cuts by changing school start times, moving fifth grade classes back into elementary schools and closing three schools. The plan would repurpose three other schools in the district, using a school as a K-8 full district magnet school.
While many parents praised the work of the administration and Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Spells, they expressed frustration with district changes and the closing and repurposing of schools. Some parents agreed with some of the changes being proposed, most notably moving fifth graders back to elementary schools, thus creating middle schools again instead of intermediate schools.
The most disagreed on topic throughout the night was the Perley School repurposing. Many parents said the feeling of community and the feeling of a small school makes Perley ideal for their students. The overall sentiment was disapproval of pulling students out of current schools, as well as the timeline of the proposed changes, when parents are currently trying to enroll students into magnet programs.
The South Bend Community School Corporation held a listening forum yesterday where residents had an opportunity to give feedback to school leaders about the proposed Focus 2018 school plan. Focus 2018 aims to address enrollment drops and funding cuts by changing school start times, moving fifth grade classes back into elementary schools and closing three schools.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jennifer McCormick, speaks with members of the press after unveiling her priorities for 2018. (Jeanie Lindsay/IPB News)
State superintendent Jennifer McCormick released her priorities for 2018, and those strategies target three areas: student learning, operational effectiveness and school improvement. In this last category, she says she wants to make it easier for teachers licensed in one content area to teach an additional subject if they have the experience.
“Because we’ve had a lot of superintendents call saying ‘I have a great teacher who I know could teach algebra but because of their license they are restricted,” she says. “They’re tutoring our algebra kids. They’re doing a good job. They fill in when our algebra teacher is out.”
Muncie Central High School. (Kyle Stokes/StateImpact Indiana)
Their Nov. 14 school board meeting may have been Muncie Community School’s last before a state board decides if the state will fully take over the district. The state says it wants to see progress.
Emergency management team Administrator Assistance has been overseeing the Muncie Community School’s finances since July.
In that time, the district has established where they stand financially, something that previous financial officers were not able to find. It also has approved a line-item budget to prevent it from over-spending and rearranged its bonds to pay what it owes in 2017.
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