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Check out this growing collection of useful articles from the hub for middle and high school students and parents who are looking for information, support, and avenues of action against sexual assault in schools.

Chessy and Susan Prout Interviewed on People TV

April 5, 2018


In May 2014, while a freshman at the prestigious prep school, St. Paul’s in Concord, NH, Chessy Prout was sexually assaulted. After shedding her anonymity in 2016, Chessy is now sharing her story and hoping to help empower sexual assault survivors. Watch this interview with People Magazine to hear more.

Cosmopolitan.com Publishes Chessy Prout’s Essay on Her Trial and Her Message for School Administrators

March 7, 2018

Almost four years after the assault, Chessy Prout shares her experiences with students and administrators on campus post-assault and during the trial.

She boldly states “a teenage survivor of sexual assault shouldn’t be responsible for holding a 162-year old institution accountable for its actions, or lack thereof.”

Vice Interviews Chessy Prout as Her Book, I Have The Right To, Launches

March 6, 2018

Chessy Prout speaks out again through her Memoir, I Have The Right To: A High School Survivor’s Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope.

This Vice interview talks about the timing of the book in the context of the growing national dialogue about sexual violence and shares Chessy’s wisdom and empowering messages.

The Today Show Interviews Chessy About Her Book and Activism.

March 5, 2018

Chessy Prout, high school sexual assault survivor, talks new memoir and activism.

“Claiming the right to her own name”

August 31, 2016

By Yvonne Abraham, The Boston Globe
4 minute read

Shame is a powerful thing for victims of sexual assault.

It’s what keeps so many of them in the shadows, afraid to identify themselves and risk further pain and harassment — their motives, veracity, history, and clothing choices scrutinized and judged.

Advocate and Survivor, Chessy Prout, Shares Her Powerful Story on the TODAY Show

August 30, 2016

After staying silent for more than two years following a high-profile sexual assault case involving an older classmate, the courageous advocate, Chessy Prout, took a giant step into the spotlight when she revealed her identity in an Aug. 30 TODAY interview.

Prep school denies it wants sex assault victim’s name made public

August 15, 2016

By Nestor Ramos
Boston Globe
6 min read

Victims advocates and legal observers expressed consternation on Monday about a New Hampshire prep school’s request to reveal the identity of a teenage sexual assault victim if her family’s lawsuit against the school reaches trial.

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