加州总检察长 Bonta 发布全州指引：加州校园性侵害防护高于联邦标准
加州总检察长 Rob Bonta 10月22日在 Oakland 发布更新版指引信，致函全州高校、地方执法机构与校园安保人员，重申加州针对校园性侵害与性骚扰的防护措施。总检察长办公室称，该信是在 Jane Doe 诉 Cornell University 一案所指的严重机构失职引发公众关注、全美重新审视校园安全程序之后发出，并说明无论联邦规则如何变化，加州的防护都继续有效。
指引信说明，1972年《教育修正案》第九条（Title IX）禁止教育项目中的性别歧视；加州法律另行独立要求各校园维持相关政策，并与地方执法机构就性侵害、仇恨犯罪与暴力犯罪订立运作协议，同时禁止基于性别认同的歧视。
总检察长办公室引述的数据称，学生完成四年或以上大学学业时，逾20%曾经历性侵害；半数以上校园性侵害发生在学年最初几个月，且多数未被报告；LGBTQ+学生、低收入学生、残障学生等群体面临更高风险。
Bonta 说，这是一个反思社会如何应对性侵害的时刻，他的办公室将继续支持幸存者、追究性暴力实施者，并与教育机构合作，确保所有学生能安全地获得教育机会。
California Attorney General Bonta Issues Statewide Title IX Guidance: State Protections Against Campus Sexual Assault Exceed Federal Standards
The California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, on Oct. 22 in Oakland issued an updated guidance letter to colleges and universities, local law enforcement agencies and campus security personnel across California, reaffirming the state's protections against campus sexual assault and sexual harassment. The Attorney General's Office said the letter followed public outcry and a national re-examination of campus safety after severe institutional failures alleged in the Jane Doe v. Cornell University litigation, and clarifies that California's protections remain in place regardless of changes to federal rules.
The letter explains the protections under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and notes that California law independently requires campuses to maintain policies and operational agreements with local law enforcement on sexual assault, hate crimes and violent crime, and prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
The office cited figures that more than 20% of students will have experienced sexual assault by the time they complete four or more years of college, that more than half of campus sexual assaults occur in the first months of the academic year, that most go unreported, and that LGBTQ+ students, low-income students, students with disabilities and other underrepresented groups face elevated risk.
Bonta said it is a moment of reckoning for how society responds to sexual assault, and that his office will continue to support survivors, hold perpetrators accountable and work with educational institutions so all students can safely access educational opportunities.
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图片来源：图：加州总检察长 Rob Bonta 与学生在一起（2023年）。照片：公共领域（加州总检察长办公室），经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Attorney General Rob Bonta with students, 2023. Photo: Public domain (California Attorney General's Office), via Wikimedia Commons.
