Students calling for an end to years of covered up of sex assaults

Standing under the arches at the front of the pinnacle high school in Myers Park, dozens of current and former students called for accountability and change after years of what they claim are cover-ups of sexual assaults on campus. Scores of Myers Park High School students marched through the streets of South Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, carrying signs in support of sexual assault survivors and calling for the leadership at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School to be fired. “I do not feel safe at Myers Park,” said Lily Russell-Pinson, a rising senior at the high school. “I have at least five friends that have told me, ‘I’ve been assaulted.' 'I’ve been harassed.' 'I’ve been groped at Myers Park.' To the point where I don’t want to walk alone.” While students, parents and community members looked on, several teenagers and young women who identified as sexual assault or gender-based harassment survivors shared their traumatic experiences. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/myers-park-students-demand-accountability-sexual-assaults/275-3a165017-b758-41a6-9de9-5d8ba61c9a8c

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