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Amid Kavanaugh controversy, Trump administration plans to relax sexual assault rules on campus
Trump administration proposes to bolster rights of accused in campus sexual misconduct cases
CBC Radio · September 28

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Redefining campus sexual harassment

The proposed changes, which were leaked to the New York Times in August, are still in draft form and haven't even been formally published yet. They would narrow the definition of sexual harassment and limit the types of cases colleges are required to be held accountable for.

Brown said DeVos feels the previous rules enacted by the Obama administration "unfairly tipped the scales against accused students."

As a result, the new policies seem aimed at addressing false accusations and ensuring due process.

But some worry DeVos' proposed policy changes could result in a system where colleges are held less accountable for taking sexual assault seriously, Brown said.

'Severe and pervasive'

Under existing rules, the definition used by colleges was straightforward: "any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature."

But according to the New York Times, the proposed new definition would be narrowed to include only unwanted sexual conduct "so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it denies a person access to the school's education program or activity."

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