WATCH: Could a province-wide, standalone policy help sexual assault victims receive better support form their college administration? Peter Kim reports.
TORONTO – Ontario’s public colleges have agreed to create a province-wide policy to deal with campus sexual assault.
The schools’ presidents voted Tuesday to help break down barriers and make it easier for victims to come forward.
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Colleges Ontario is the advocacy organization for the province’s 24 colleges.
The decision comes after a Toronto Star investigation revealed that the majority of Canadian post-secondary institutions weren’t properly supporting sexual assault victims.
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The newspaper found that only nine of 78 universities in Canada have special policies to deal with sexual violence.
Colleges Ontario will also create a task force to reach out to students for feedback.
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