{"id":83532,"date":"2023-10-05T11:35:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T11:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=83532"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T11:35:11","slug":"royal-welsh-drama-school-apologizes-to-two-former-students-after-they-successfully-sued-over-its-handling-of-sexual-assault-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/royal-welsh-drama-school-apologizes-to-two-former-students-after-they-successfully-sued-over-its-handling-of-sexual-assault-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Welsh Drama School Apologizes To Two Former Students After They Successfully Sued Over Its Handling Of Sexual Assault Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Welsh College of Music &amp; Drama, a prestigious UK drama school once attended by Anthony Hopkins, has apologized to two former students after they successfully sued over its handling of their sexual misconduct complaints. <\/p>\n<p>In a landmark judgment on Thursday, the Central London County Court ruled that Royal Welsh failed to uphold its duty of care to Sydney Feder and Alyse McCamish after they informed the school that they were victims of sexual assault by the same male student.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are sorry that the women involved in this case were hurt by aspects of the way the College responded to their complaints,&#8221; Royal Welsh College of Music &amp; Drama (RWCMD) said in a statement following the ruling.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/L1000101-e1692687105631.jpg\"><span>Drama<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&#039;Small Axe&#039; Star Shaniqua Okwok Slams Royal Central Drama School&#039;s &quot;Performative&quot; Anti-Racism Pledges After It Stands By Tutor Over Slave Incident<\/h3>\n<\/article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/StockGrades_1.13.1-e1692185962541.jpg\"><span>News<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>UK Drama Schools&#039; &quot;Toxic Culture&quot; Explored In Documentary Feature &#039;Tread The Boards&#039;<\/h3>\n<\/article>\n<p>Handing down his judgment, Recorder John Halford said drama schools have a duty of care to students to carry out reasonable investigations when they receive allegations of sexual assault from their students.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Feder said: &#8220;I hope that no student at RWCMD or any university has to go through what Alyse and I endured. 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