Department of Ed Releases New Title IX Regulations
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CounterCurrent: Week of 5/10
Department of Ed Releases
New Title IX Regulations
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Category: Title IX; Reading Time: ~2 minutes
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** Featured Press Release - Statement on New Title IX Regulations by NAS ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Last week, the Department of Education released ([link removed][UNIQID]) its new Title IX regulations, which have been in the works since 2018. Title IX ([link removed][UNIQID]) was first written into law as part of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ([link removed][UNIQID]#page=37) with the purpose of banning sex discrimination at colleges and universities receiving federal funding. It was last amended ([link removed][UNIQID]) in 1998, and its implementation since 2011 has been influenced by Obama-era guidance documents ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
In recent years, however, Title IX offices have become best-known for governing campus accusations of sexual misconduct in an oft-corrupt manner. Their plethora of administrators are given excessive leeway to adjudicate cases independent of law enforcement and with little regard for the rights of the accused. This has led to rampant violation of due process and the assumption of guilt rather than innocence. A growing list of students ([link removed][UNIQID]) claim to have been punished unjustly and have sued their schools for damages—several ([link removed][UNIQID]) have won.
The new regulations come as a welcome change to the lawless status quo. In this week’s featured press release ([link removed][UNIQID]) , we break down key aspects of the new-and-improved Title IX, to which colleges and universities must adhere by August 15. These include strengthened protections for the due process rights of accused students and the requirement “that students accused of such behavior are presumed innocent until proven otherwise, that they cannot be punished until a case is closed and responsibility is found, and that all evidence and information regarding allegations, including exculpatory evidence, must be disclosed.”
“These new regulations go a long way toward fixing a broken system,” said National Association of Scholars (NAS) President Peter Wood. “We congratulate and thank Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for tackling the many problems that plague Title IX administration at America's colleges and universities.”
Of course, it’s not a given that schools will comply with the new regulations. Time will tell, and we’ll be here watching.
Until next week.
John David
Communications Associate
National Association of Scholars
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For more on Title IX policy and implementation:
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May 11, 2020
** No Federal Regulations Can Fix Campuses Saturated In Terrible Sex ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Teresa Manning
Neither an anti-discrimination law nor its new regulations will fix the mess that is the current college dating scene and the source of so much Title IX activity.
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March 19, 2020
** Title IX Toolkit ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Teresa Manning
For your reference: the basics on the history of Title IX, how it is used today, and why we seek reform.
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October 28, 2019
** Jury Awards $100,000 to Wrongly Accused Student in Title IX Case ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Teresa Manning
Boston College appeared to have complete disregard, perhaps malicious disregard, for the wrongful treatment of one of its own innocent students. Is that what Title IX has become?
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October 22, 2019
** NAS Commends President Trump’s Executive Orders: No More Law by Dear Colleague Letter ([link removed][UNIQID])
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NAS
NAS applauds President Trump for two recent executive orders affecting Title IX regulations, which help curb bureaucratic rule and preserve the rights of the accused.
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