Government,
Education Law,
Civil Rights,
Administrative/Regulatory
Sep. 11, 2017
Changing sexual assault rules: wrong time, wrong way
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has announced plans to modify Obama-era rules regarding campus sexual assault.
Barbara S. Bryant
Lecturer
UC Berkeley School of Law
Email: bsbryant@pacbell.net
Professor Bryant teaches sexual and gender harassment law.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently announced her intention to modify current Title IX rules on sexual harassment laws to make them less draconian to those accused of sexual harassment. She claims that Obama-era orders and actions have weaponized the laws titling the system towards victims.
Both the content and timing of DeVos’ remarks are deeply troubling. She cited five examples to support this substantial change in course at...
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