Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Is Sued Over Sexual Assault Guidance
Source: New York Times
By ERICA L. GREEN
JAN. 25, 2018
WASHINGTON Victims rights and womens rights groups sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday, saying that rules that she issued last year to guide campuses on how to manage sexual assault complaints violated federal law and discriminated against accusers.
Three organizations, represented by prominent civil rights litigators, filed a complaint in the Northern District of California outlining ways that the guidance issued by Ms. DeVos in the fall had had a chilling effect on campus sexual assault investigations.
Since the guidance was issued, the groups charged, accusers have been less inclined to pursue sexual assault cases, and colleges have demonstrated a lack of urgency and clarity in pursuing them.
In September, Ms. DeVos rescinded Obama-era guidance on how colleges should manage the investigations under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination and governs the rules on investigating sexual assault on campus.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/politics/betsy-devos-sexual-assault-guidelines-lawsuit.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=politics&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Politics&pgtype=article
gademocrat7
(10,668 posts)Not qualified to serve as Secretary of Education.
Ohiogal
(32,057 posts)His entire Cabinet has the reverse Midas touch....
They destroy everything they touch.
Yupster
(14,308 posts)Step One
Call the police.
Step Two
Revert to step one. Campus administration is not equipped to handle serious violent crimes. That is for criminal justice.