A federal judge has allowed the Department of Education to proceed with new rules regarding how university campuses respond to sexual assault complaints, which include expanded rights for the accused, a restricted definition of sexual harassment, and a narrower scope of cases schools must investigate.\n
regarding how university campuses respond to sexual assault complaints, which include expanded rights fordefinition of sexual harassment, and a narrower scope of cases schools must investigate., saying that the policy would prevent schools from investigating some sexual abuse complaints, in addition to discouraging students from reporting assaults.
“yet another victory for students and reaffirms that students’ rights under Title IX go hand in hand with basic American principles of fairness and due process.” Specifically, DeVos’s changes include new guidelines that will require both survivors and the accused to be “cross-examined” in live hearings to “challenge their credibility.” Schools will also no longer be required to monitor sexual harassment claims outside their direct purview, meaning that if it didn’t happen at a school-sanctioned function, the school won’t have
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