Send campus sexual assault to court

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has a plan to overhaul Title IX policy on campus sexual assault and harassment. It’s a clear improvement over Obama-era policies that traduced due process. Reports say the new rules would oblige campus authorities to respect due process rights, including cross-examination of witnesses, and mandates both that accusers be treated as innocent until proven guilty and that clear legal standards be adopted.

Sexual assault is a serious crime, a felony in every state, and it should be treated as such with accuser and accused receiving the full benefit of all protections offered under law.