Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
When it comes to training university employees to handle incidents of sexual violence, California's public universities get a failing grade.
That's the finding of a state audit released yesterday that focused on four universities: UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cal State Chico and San Diego State University.
The report from the California State Auditor's office finds that public universities don't do enough to train university employees to respond appropriately to incidents of sexual assault. Resident advisors and athletic coaches, who are often the first point of contact for students who've been assaulted, are especially unprepared.
The report also found that students don't receive appropriate training on sexual assault early and often enough.
Margarita Fernandez, Chief of Public Affairs for the California State Auditor's office, joins Take Two to to talk about the report's findings and recommendations.