ATTORNEYS GENERAL: KEEP PROTECTIONS FOR SEX ASSAULT VICTIMS
Source: Associated Press
Jul 19, 5:06 PM EDT
BY SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Attorneys general from Pennsylvania, New Mexico and more than a dozen other states are urging U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to keep in place protections for victims of sexual assault on college campuses.
The attorneys on Wednesday sent a letter to DeVos voicing their concerns about reports that suggest her office is preparing to roll back guidance from President Barack Obama's era for stepped-up investigations of sexual assault at universities and colleges across the country.
DeVos said last week that the current system isn't working. While allegations of sexual assault can't be dismissed, she said, a system without due process ultimately will serve no one.
The debate continues to percolate following remarks made by the Education Department's top civil rights official, Candice Jackson, who said the vast majority of sexual assault claims resulted from both parties having been drunk. Jackson has repeatedly apologized for her comments.
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