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Obasi Shaw poses outside the gates of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, May 18, 2017. Shaw, an English major who graduates from Harvard next week, is the university's first student to submit his final thesis in the form of a rap album. The record, called “Liminal Minds,” has earned the equivalent of an A- grade, good enough to ensure that Shaw will graduate with honors at the university’s commencement next week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Obasi Shaw poses outside the gates of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, May 18, 2017. Shaw, an English major who graduates from Harvard next week, is the university's first student to submit his final thesis in the form of a rap album. The record, called “Liminal Minds,” has earned the equivalent of an A- grade, good enough to ensure that Shaw will graduate with honors at the university’s commencement next week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-A motivational sign is displayed in a classroom window at Forest Grove High School in Forest Grove, Ore., on May 4, 2017. Kimberley Shearer, coordinator for the new Sexual Incident Response Committee at the 6,000-student Forest Grove School District says officials have learned the difference between age-appropriate experimentation and dangerous sexual behavior. Officials may be able to scan social media, but the kids know what’s really going on. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-A hand-painted message is written on a classroom window at Forest Grove High School in Forest Grove, Ore., May 4, 2017. Experts who have treated young sexual offenders stress the value of early intervention, and research cites the importance of a culture that encourages students to report incidents without fear of retaliation and with the expectation that adults will do the right thing. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Danielle Brown, left, and her aunt, Stacey Wright, hold with a "#YesAllDaughters" banner in Norman, Okla., on May 15, 2017. Brown, with help from her aunt, organized a 2014 protest over her high school's handling of sexual assault reports. Three girls, including an acquaintance of Brown's, said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Danielle Brown, right, and her aunt, Stacey Wright, pose for a photo in Norman, Okla., on May 15, 2017. Brown, with help from her aunt, organized a 2014 protest over her high school's handling of sexual assault reports. Three girls, including an acquaintance of Brown's, said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2014 file photo, students, parents and grandparents hold signs during a protest across the street from Norman High School in Norman, Okla. Three girls said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Sexual Incident Response Committee members meet at Forest Grove School District headquarters in Forest Grove, Ore., on May 4, 2017. The group meets regularly to discuss more serious sexual incident cases they are monitoring as part of the SIRC program for the school district. The group includes school and district administrators, local law enforcement, juvenile social workers, child protection officials and a psychologist. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Motivational banners hang in the common area of Forest Grove High School as students head to classes in Forest Grove, Ore., on May 4, 2017. Forest Grove and another Oregon school district were intent on identifying warning signs that students might be contemplating a campus shooting when they stumbled on a threat far more pervasive yet much less discussed _ sexual aggression among classmates. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Motivational banners hang in the common area of Forest Grove High School as students head to classes in Forest Grove, Ore., on May 4, 2017. Forest Grove and another Oregon school district were intent on identifying warning signs that students might be contemplating a campus shooting when they stumbled on a threat far more pervasive yet much less discussed _ sexual aggression among classmates. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Shawnee Mission East High School seniors from left, Katie Kuhlman, Katherine Crossette, Natalie Roth, Hannah Breckenridge, Kendall Dunbar, Ireland Hague and Brena Levy gather for a photo in front of their campus in Prairie Village, Kan., on May 15, 2017. The friends organized a campaign to wear black clothing to class in hopes of drawing attention to the issue of school sexual assault after girl reported being attacked by a male student in a bathroom the previous fall. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Shawnee Mission East High School seniors from left, Katie Kuhlman, Katherine Crossette, Natalie Roth, Hannah Breckenridge, Kendall Dunbar, Ireland Hague and Brena Levy stand for a photo in front of their campus in Prairie Village, Kan., on May 15, 2017. The friends organized a campaign to wear black clothing to class in hopes of drawing attention to the issue of school sexual assault after girl reported being attacked by a male student in a bathroom the previous fall. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Dan Copeland, left, and Alex Morneau of Biddeford, Maine, former high school cheerleaders, perform back flips while enjoying the record breaking heat, Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The temperature climbed well into the 90s in many locations throughout the state. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Nessa King of Wyndham, Maine, returns a shot while playing volleyball in record breaking heat at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Thursday, May 18, 2017. King was one of hundreds of Maine high school seniors who skipped school to enjoy a day at the beach with classmates. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Obasi Shaw poses outside the gates of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, May 18, 2017. Shaw, an English major who graduates from Harvard next week, is the university's first student to submit his final thesis in the form of a rap album. The record, called “Liminal Minds,” has earned the equivalent of an A- grade, good enough to ensure that Shaw will graduate with honors at the university’s commencement next week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo Carroll College students prepare for their graduation ceremony in Helena, Mont. With a week to go before the May 25 special congressional election, Democrat Rob Quist is hoping his outreach to college students will pay off at the ballot box. The college vote is an important part of Quist's get-out-the-vote strategy against Republican Greg Gianforte and Libertarian Mark Wicks to fill the seat vacated by Ryan Zinke when he became President Donald Trump's Interior secretary. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
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In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo Carroll College students pose for a photo before their graduation ceremony in Helena, Mont. With a week to go before the May 25 special congressional election, Democrat Rob Quist is hoping his outreach to college students will pay off at the ballot box. The college vote is an important part of Quist's get-out-the-vote strategy against Republican Greg Gianforte and Libertarian Mark Wicks to fill the seat vacated by Ryan Zinke when he became President Donald Trump's Interior secretary. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
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Contraception in Catholic Colleges Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this Friday, May 12, 2017 photo provided by Melodie Steinhour, students at Barberton High School pose for a photo after getting pepper sprayed in Barberton, Ohio. The students were pepper sprayed as part of a criminal science class and had to get permission from their parents before they participated. (Melody Steinhour via AP)
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Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, lower right, tells the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson, Miss., that they should hold lawmakers to their word to spend a certain amount on schools during oral arguments Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in an appeal of a lawsuit brought by 21 school districts. Musgrove, also demanded the state pay $236 million for shorting the districts between 2010 and 2015. The districts also want judges to order the Legislature to never underfund the formula again. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
