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Saying they are tired of hollow promises and that the university desperately needs a sexual assault policy, a group of McGill University students is slamming the administration for refusing to present their recent draft version of a sexual assault policy to the university’s senate.

A statement made public late Thursday by the student-led Sexual Assault Policy Working Group says the McGill administration “continues to fail survivors of sexual assault.”

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In an open letter to the administration, they said they were dismayed when they were told at a March 22 meeting, when they believed they would be finalizing the draft policy, that Dean of Students André Costopoulos and Associate Provost Angela Campbell would not bring the policy to the senate.

“The administration’s refusal sends a clear message that McGill does not support survivors of sexual assault and is unwilling to commit the resources required to adequately support survivors and address sexual violence on campus,” the statement says.