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Push Grows For A 'Scarlet Letter' On Transcripts Of Campus Sexual Offenders

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When it comes to punishing students for campus sexual assault, some say kicking offenders out of school isn't enough. They want schools to put a permanent note on offenders' transcripts explaining that they've been punished for sexual misconduct, so other schools — or employers — can be warned. Survivor Carmen McNeill says it's common sense. She was a college junior nearly two years ago when, she says, she passed out on someone's bed after a party, from a mix of drinks — including one she suspects was spiked. "There was a male figure over top of me," she recalls. "And my arms were being held down by his arms." The next morning, after realizing she was missing her underwear, McNeill started piecing together what happened. "He took advantage of what he saw was an easy target and he did what he wanted with me," she says. Eventually, a campus disciplinary panel expelled the male student. McNeill felt relieved and vindicated — until she found out he was accepted as a transfer student at

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