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I think sharing experiences is also important because most of us really don’t know what to do.

They should mention not only information about the school policy, I would also like them to mention the Canadian law related to sexual violence. They should also help students when they have similar situations while…

The school should provide some information about the actual definition of sexual assault, ’cause as participant 1 said, she doesn’t know what kind of action would be considered an actual assault. Like, what is more,…

Participant 1: Can the school policy be more targeted to male students as well? Like, what they should do if they have this kind of situation. Can the policy tell male students what they should…

There is nothing that considers a little bit less or “medium stage” [sexual assault] and that is concerning. Like, if it is really serious, maybe you have to go to court or deal with the…

Especially in my culture, the country I come from, anything that relates to, like, a very intensive sexual violence causes a lot of suicides and depression, right? So my other concern [in supporting a survivor]…

I did tell my mom about the sexual assault when it happened to me, but our culture – I guess you already know it is Chinese culture – it is very conservative. Older parents, grandparents,…

I think when the incident happens the student needs more comfort and then, like, a convenient place or person to discuss it with, because it’s really hard to open up. So, when there is this…

For my parents, I’m not too sure, because from when I was young to now, my parents did not mention it too much to me, so I don’t really know about them. However, my father…

Most of the time, I know people in our community, we see that people in society keep on blaming things and everything, which creates a lot of pressure indirectly. So when it comes to being,…