UBC, former student fail to reach agreement on human-rights complaint
VANCOUVER — A former University of British Columbia student who filed a human rights complaint over the school’s handling of sexual assault reports says mediation ended unsuccessfully after 90 minutes on Monday.
Glynnis Kirchmeier says she cannot disclose what happened during the early settlement meeting due to a confidentiality agreement, but she is pushing ahead with her case.
She filed a complaint in March with the BC Human Rights Tribunal, which said UBC didn’t act on numerous complaints about a male PhD student over long periods of time, resulting in more students becoming victims of sexual violence.
Kirchmeier says she filed the complaint both as an individual and on behalf of anyone who has alleged sexual assault, sexual harassment or sex discrimination to the university.