It will never be okay, under any circumstance.Īs a girl at St. It does not matter what the survivor was wearing, whether it was a winter jacket and jeans or a bikini - no means no. It’s the perpertrator’s job not to rape,” Chessy said in her interview with People. “It’s not a survivors job to protect themselves against rape. People ask, “Why didn’t you fight back?” or “Why didn’t you shout for help?” Freezing is a natural response to trauma, and being blamed for their assault does not help survivors’ healing process. Countless times, survivors are blamed for what happened to them. Survivors have a right to be called survivors and not to be victimized when they speak out. Too often, survivors of sexual assault are labeled as alleged victims who are just crying out for attention. “I Have The Right To” promotes women to stand up for their rights and to share their experiences on social media using #IHaveTheRightTo. It is a way to empower people and to unite survivors around the world. Prout created the “I Have The Right To” movement as a way for girls and women to claim our rights, protect our rights as human beings, be heard, be believed, and have the opportunity to seek justice. I feel safe knowing that our teachers care for and protect us. Luke’s has the opposite environment as to what St. The entrenched male entitlement - along with the school’s ‘deny until you die’ mantra” had “allowed this abuse of power to thrive among faculty and students.” The worst part is that “it was undeniable that school leaders were aware of the sexual conquest games and did nothing to stop them.” Thankfully, St.
Paul’s seemed like a noxious breeding ground for the abuse of power. Paul’s “fostered a toxic culture that put and other students at risk for sexual violence,” Chessy said in her memior, I Have The Right To: A High School Students Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope. We have a caring, safe, kind school that we know has our backs at all times. We don’t have to fear being blackmailed by the school if something bad happens to us. We have a safe environment, where everyone can be who they are and say what they need to say without fear of what might happen to them if they speak out. We have classmates who are kind and people who would never consider participating in such a horrific competition. We have teachers and faculty who care about us and protect us. Luke’s, we do not have to be afraid of sexual assault. Paul’s even “tried to bully by threatening to reveal her identity” when she first spoke out anonymously.Īt St. Jenn Abelson, Chessy’s co-writer, said St. Chessy had to switch schools, but that did not stop her from telling the truth and speaking out for other survivors. Paul’s, besides her beloved counselor Buzz and a friend or two, shunned and rejected her.
Instead of helping her recover from her trauma, many at St. And they made a big long list of a bunch of girls’ names.” Chessy was on that list, and at the tail-end of this horrific competition, she was raped by a senior boy.Īfter the incident, Chessy spoke out about her rape.
In an interview with People Magazine, at the beginning of her freshman year, Chessy said, “A group of boys on campus were in competition with each other to see how many girls that they could ‘slay’ as they put it. Paul’s’, the senior boys’ lifestyle centered around an ongoing competition they had to see who could “slay” the most girls. Chessy started the #IHaveTheRightTo movement in order to uplift other survivors and encourage those assaulted to speak out about what happened to them.Īt St. At the time, she was one of the only people from her school to speak out about being assaulted and she showed incredible dignity and sophistication. Not only is this illegal, but it is also incredibly dehumanizing and devastating to women.Īfter her assault, Chessy Prout decided to write a memoir in order to share her important story. Paul’s School in New Hampshire when a senior boy sexually assaulted her. In 2014, Chessy Prout was a freshman at St. The act of someone taking advantage of your body without your consent can be unimaginably violating.
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