Toronto Headmaster Urges Boys to Break Rape Silence at Weekly Assembly

1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 9

Stephen Beatty used a Monday assembly at Toronto’s Royal St. George’s College to challenge male students to speak up about rape and intervene in difficult moments.
The appeal was driven by Beatty’s anger at the silence of fraternity brothers at Cornell, which he cited as a warning about what happens when men stay quiet.
At the all-boys school, the headmaster framed speaking out as a test of courage, shifting his usual lighthearted assembly tone toward accountability.
The message places responsibility on young men not only to condemn sexual violence after the fact, but to confront peers when warning signs appear.