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Report: Stanford Responded To Nearly 300 Sexual Harassment Incidents In 2018-19

The 279 complaints is a significant increase from last year. A Stanford official attributes that to a change in the way they collect data.

The number of sexual harassment complaints handled by the school was released in a recent annual report.
The number of sexual harassment complaints handled by the school was released in a recent annual report. ((CBS/KPIX))

STANFORD (CBS SF) — Stanford University responded to 279 reported incidents of sexual harassment, sexual violence and gender discrimination on campus in the 2018-19 academic year, according to a university report.

The university’s third annual Title IX/Sexual Harassment Report was released Monday. The report outlines the ways in which Stanford responded to the reported incidents on campus and in university-associated programs with data from Sep. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.

Read more at CBS San Francisco.

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