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The Student News Site of Boulder High School

The Owl

The Student News Site of Boulder High School

The Owl

In the wake of the recent sexual assault allegations posed against BVSD students Curran English and Aidan Atkinson, Boulder High will be implementing some new policies regarding consent education.

Dr. Hill on Policy Changes Surrounding Sexual Assault

Clara Fraser, Staff Writer February 18, 2020

In the face of the recent events regarding sexual violence, I sat down with Dr. Hill to discuss the approach Boulder High is taking to deal with this issue. While Boulder High already has extensive policies...

A Boulder High senior appeared in court for his preliminary hearing. The student stands accused of a Class IV felony sexual assault against a classmate.

Sexual Assault Preliminary Hearing: What There is to Know

Jac McCarty, Editor in Chief February 13, 2020

Editor’s note: The charges against this defendant were dismissed and the records in this case were sealed by a judge. As a result, The Owl has elected to remove the defendant’s name from this article. A...

 Prior to the sexual assault awareness and support walkout, sentences supporting survivors and reprimanding the district were spray-painted across the campus only to be haphazardly removed during the protest.

Consent: A Black and White Issue

Jac McCarty, Editor-in-Chief January 25, 2020

Consent. It’s an idea that, more often than not, adheres to the time-tested saying of ‘you know it when you see it.’ Many cases are clear-cut. Black and white. A woman saying no. Powder slipped...

Her Side of the Story

Gavriel Mulligan, Editor-in-Chief January 25, 2020

According to statistics provided by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center from 2010, one in five women and one in seventy-one men will be the victim of rape at some point in their lives. These statistics...

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