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Abbey Morelli, Contributor On Thursday, September 7th, Betsy DeVos announced her intention to make changes to Obama-era legislation regarding sexual assault on college campuses. DeVos, The Education Secretary, has released her opinions on Title IX in regards to the accused and their right to due process, otherwise known as fair treatment within the judicial system.
“The truth is that the system established by the prior administration has failed too many students. Survivors, victims of the lack of due process and campus administrators have all told me that the current approach does a disservice to everyone involved,” DeVos commented in her announcement.
It is clear to me as to why those “victims,” also known as the people being investigated for sexually assaulting other students, would agree with her. DeVos claims that the current methods used are too aggressive and inefficient. While she does mention that the survivors are not being represented well by the …show more content…
Men, women and all members of the LGBTQ community should be involved in this issue, as both the survivors and those accused. DeVos also attempts to back her statement regarding how accused parties are treated by mentioning that some men have attempted suicide. Assuming the party is guilty, many would see this attempt as a way to escape further punishment for a heinous crime. Although Betsy DeVos has not yet explicitly stated which components of Title IX she plans to rewrite, her announcement has already caused havoc among sexual assault survivors, support and awareness groups, and former political figures.
“Today's announcement that the Department of Education plans to rewrite key Title IX guidance which works to address and prevent sexual assault in our schools is a step in the wrong direction… any change that weakens Title IX protections will be devastating,” wrote Joe Biden on
Abbey Morelli, Contributor On Thursday, September 7th, Betsy DeVos announced her intention to make changes to Obama-era legislation regarding sexual assault on college campuses. DeVos, The Education Secretary, has released her opinions on Title IX in regards to the accused and their right to due process, otherwise known as fair treatment within the judicial system.
“The truth is that the system established by the prior administration has failed too many students. Survivors, victims of the lack of due process and campus administrators have all told me that the current approach does a disservice to everyone involved,” DeVos commented in her announcement.
It is clear to me as to why those “victims,” also known as the people being investigated for sexually assaulting other students, would agree with her. DeVos claims that the current methods used are too aggressive and inefficient. While she does mention that the survivors are not being represented well by the …show more content…
Men, women and all members of the LGBTQ community should be involved in this issue, as both the survivors and those accused. DeVos also attempts to back her statement regarding how accused parties are treated by mentioning that some men have attempted suicide. Assuming the party is guilty, many would see this attempt as a way to escape further punishment for a heinous crime. Although Betsy DeVos has not yet explicitly stated which components of Title IX she plans to rewrite, her announcement has already caused havoc among sexual assault survivors, support and awareness groups, and former political figures.
“Today's announcement that the Department of Education plans to rewrite key Title IX guidance which works to address and prevent sexual assault in our schools is a step in the wrong direction… any change that weakens Title IX protections will be devastating,” wrote Joe Biden on