Education Secretary Betsy DeVos sent advocates for rape survivors into a panic with her proposed reforms to the Obama-era rules on campus sexual assault. But based on my three-plus years of experience at college, her plan seems like just what we need.
Fortunately, neither I nor any of my friends have had to go through the investigation process prescribed by Title IX, the federal law regarding gender equality for college campuses. As freshmen, we were required to go to multiple lectures and trainings for recognizing and reporting sexual assault. Anyone who is a board member for a student organization must attend a half-day “bystander training” in addition. Although, Georgetown has had controversy in dealing with sexual assault cases, like the “I Stand With Willa” case back in 2015.
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