Fucking Betsy Devos Is Up to Her Old Tricks

By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd  |  August 29, 2018 | 11:00pm
Politics

As we approach the one-year anniversary of #MeToo, the New York Times reports that Education Secretary Betsy Devos wants to protect college campuses from complaints of sexual misconduct, in particular making schools accountable “only for formal complaints filed through proper authorities and for conduct said to have occurred on their campuses.” The proposed rules would also “establish a higher legal standard to determine whether schools improperly addressed complaints,” reports the Times.

Devos started rolling back laws that protect victims of campus sexual assault almost as soon she took over the Department of Education; most notably, last November, after spending what was surely quality time with several men’s rights activist groups, she rescinded guidelines for colleges put in place by the Obama Administration meant to ease the burden of proof on victims.

The Times reports that the proposal will keep most Title IX standards in effect—but:

for the first time, the federal government would go beyond guidance and recommendations to codify how it defines sexual harassment in the nation’s schools and the steps institutions are legally required to take to address it.

Though Devos has proven to be no friend of survivors, the Times points out that there’s still time to revise this proposed plan, and an Education Department spokesperson told the paper it would not comment on their story because the proposal is still in its “premature” stages. Call these fuckers and let them know how you feel.

 
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