By Valerie Edwards For Dailymail. A student who posted sticky notes in her high school's bathroom warning others about an alleged rapist on campus has been suspended for bullying. According to Mansmann, school officials did not take the allegations of sexual assault seriously enough when they were brought up during a board meeting over the summer.
On Friday, Mansmann and two other students were suspended for bullying after they left the notes in the restrooms. Aela Mansmann pictured , 15, who posted sticky notes in the bathroom of Cape Elizabeth High School in Maine warning others about a rapist on campus, has been suspended for bullying.
Instead, they suspended Mansmann, which prompted a protest pictured on Monday. During the protest, the students were seen holding signs that read, 'believe women' and 'don't write off rape'. In response to the suspensions, Mansmann and the two students were joined by about three dozen students from the high school on Monday to protest the disciplinary actions against them. During the protest, the students put forth a list of demands, including more education around what constitutes sexual assault and resources for students.
They were seen holding signs that read, 'believe women' and 'don't write off rape'. Mansmann said it all began over the summer when she and other students had the opportunity to speak to the school board about the allegations. That is why we had gone to the school board meeting last June to express our concerns,' Mansmann said.
Mansmann left in June and right at the protest said it all began over the summer when she and other students had the opportunity to speak to the school board about the allegations. Officials are seen during June's board meeting. The school's file image alleged lack of action prompted Mansmann to post the sticky notes in the bathroom.
