Lawsuit alleges forced vaginal probes for Valencia students

[Baitball Blogger]

A federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Orlando alleges that medical diagnostic students at Valencia College were forced to undergo weekly vaginal probes as part of learning the procedure – and that the college and its employees retaliated against students who complained..

The suit claims the chair of the college’s Sonography Program, Barbara Ball, told the students “they could find another school if they did not wish to be probed.” The suit alleges that Ball made sexually suggestive comments to students as they were probed.

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The suit describes weekly probes for students in the program, who had to disrobe in a bathroom, drape themselves in towels and walk past students and instructors on their way to a sonogram station.

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The two women allegedly complained repeatedly to Ball and to Linda Sheehan, clinical and lab coordinator for the program. But, according to the suit, Ball and Sheehan retaliated by reducing their grades, threatening to have the students blacklisted with local institutions and, eventually “forcing plaintiffs to resign” from the program.


A footnote in the lawsuit states that Ball told one of the plaintiffs, during a probe, that she was “sexy” and should have been an “escort girl.”

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/brinkmann-on-business/os-lawsuit-vaginal-probes-valencia-20150515-post.html#navtype=outfit

[DawgHouse]

1. What the hell!

[Baitball Blogger]

3. That level of crassness and sense of entitlement over a person's right is common in Orlando.

This case is particularly alarming, however, because even I thought there was a line that they wouldn't cross.

I swear, if there was a visiting Civil Rights board that came down to ask for testimonials about the abusive things that people have had to tolerate in Central Florida, that board would never leave.

[DawgHouse]

5. I live in Central Florida! I am just astounded that students are expected to submit to this.

I cannot imagine students practicing on other students.

[darkangel218]

7. If this turns out to be true, the whole college is in big doo doo.

Not just that professor.

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. plus one hundred

[darkangel218]

2. Wtf!!

That's sick. I hope those alegations aren't true, because Valencia is a well respected college .

[cali]

4. sick, sick, sick. tormented and sexually assaulted

on a weekly basis. I think the two women responsible should not only be fired, but charged criminally,

[Laffy Kat]

6. Sick at waaaaaaay creepy.

I hope they win major $$$$ with the lawsuit. Ick, just ick.

[City Lights]

9. WTF!