Betsy DeVos Scraps Campus Sexual Assault Guidelines
Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos Scraps Campus Sexual Assault Guidelines
 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos  has withdrawn the "dear colleague" letter submitted by President Barack Obama's administration that strengthened Title IX protections  according to CNN. A statement released by the Department of Education explained that "the withdrawn documents ignored notice and comment requirements  created a system that lacked basic elements of due process and failed to ensure fundamental fairness."
 DeVos  elaborated on this position in a press release which explained that "this interim guidance will help schools as they work to combat sexual misconduct and will treat all students fairly. Schools must continue to confront these horrific crimes and behaviors head-on. There will be no more sweeping them under the rug. But the process also must be fair and impartial  giving everyone more confidence in its outcomes."
"Big picture: It sends a message that all the specific guidance that universities and colleges have received over the past decade can be disregarded in favor of a 7-page boilerplate piece of rather useless information " Dolce told Salon. "The prior requirements no longer apply and that's very dangerous. Those requirements were established to maintain the safety of students  and now  DeVos 's decision invites the universities to adopt a standard of higher proof that is the equivalent of a criminal investigation. They don't have the resources or the expertise to handle that."
[TGT]  Scraps Campus Sexual Assault Guidelines
 Education Secretary  [TGT]   has withdrawn the "dear colleague" letter submitted by President Barack Obama's administration that strengthened Title IX protections  according to CNN. A statement released by the Department of Education explained that "the withdrawn documents ignored notice and comment requirements  created a system that lacked basic elements of due process and failed to ensure fundamental fairness."
 DeVos  elaborated on this position in a press release which explained that "this interim guidance will help schools as they work to combat sexual misconduct and will treat all students fairly. Schools must continue to confront these horrific crimes and behaviors head-on. There will be no more sweeping them under the rug. But the process also must be fair and impartial  giving everyone more confidence in its outcomes."
"Big picture: It sends a message that all the specific guidance that universities and colleges have received over the past decade can be disregarded in favor of a 7-page boilerplate piece of rather useless information " Dolce told Salon. "The prior requirements no longer apply and that's very dangerous. Those requirements were established to maintain the safety of students  and now  DeVos 's decision invites the universities to adopt a standard of higher proof that is the equivalent of a criminal investigation. They don't have the resources or the expertise to handle that."