Snyder addresses domestic violence with team every year
By Joshua Kinder, Abilene Reflector-Chronicle, Kan. | |
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"I address it every year," Snyder said Tuesday. "We address it, I address it. We have for a long time and we have people who come in and address it as well."
Snyder is just one of the many coaches at K-State who have taken a proactive stance on matters like abuse, harassment, stalking and discrimination when it comes to student-athletes.
"I was at practice the other day and
Though Currie knows educating young people about abuse, what it is, how to report it and how to prevent it doesn't guarantee something bad won't happen, he's confident K-State has the right approach when dealing with sensitive issues like this, especially in light of the
"I believe that from a communications standpoint with our department, we're fairly progressive in that regard," he said. "All of us are one bad decision out there away from a tragedy and we just try to be as vigilant as we can to insure that as many safeguards are in place as possible."
Education and prevention is first and foremost.
"Nobody likes to see this -- there are all kinds of things going on in the world, and that just happens to be one of them," Snyder said of domestic abuse. "There are a lot of things that are disturbing and we need to do something more than sit and watch it."
All sexual assault, harassment, discrimination and stalking cases on campus are handled by K-State's office of institutional equity, headed by
"We work very closely with Roberta and have her speak to our entire staff," Currie said. "We have our August staff meeting where we go over our whistleblower policy, our police chief talking about reporting crimes, Roberta talking about the policy and the requirements to report suspected sexual violence, sexual harassment and sexual discrimination.
"Anytime we have anything across campus -- including athletics -- of suspected or potential sexual violence, discrimination, harassment, we are all required to report those things directly to Roberta. So, it's not the athletic department investigating -- that's a very important distinction."
K-State athletics also relies on the guidance of Dr.
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Currie, like Goodell, oversees an entity of athletes, so he understands how issues like domestic violence can land on his doorstep at any given moment. But he said a lot of the credit when it comes to prevention and education needs to go to those on the front lines of the issues, like his coaches, support staff and Dr.
"If you look at a person like
"I'm extremely fortunate that we have incredible coaches and student-athletes and a support system and accountability lines that have been established in athletics. But with 450, my problems aren't anywhere near as serious as a what a dean of students or a vice president like
Nonetheless, Currie knows it take it takes just one case of misconduct for issues like domestic violence to hit close to home.
"If something happens, whether its one of 450 or one of 25,000, its everything in the world to that person, so its our responsibility to be as responsive as we can to protect everybody's rights and do the right thing," Currie said.
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