Report: Merchant Marine Academy needs anti-harassment plan
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A study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Transportation is calling for a comprehensive plan to address concerns about sexual assault and harassment at the Merchant Marine Academy.
The report released Friday follows a 60-day assessment by a firm called Logistics Management Institute that examined the culture of the military academy in suburban New York.
The review was ordered after academy leadership ordered a halt last summer to placing cadets on commercial vessels as part of the academy's Sea Year training program. Academy leadership cited concerns about alleged abuse on campus and at sea.
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LMI found that while the academy has taken steps to address sexual assault and sexual harassment, concerns remain.
A separate alumni study of the issue released last month disputed concerns that cadets were being abused.