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Betsy Devos introduces rule making it harder for child abuse victims come forward at school
https://news.yahoo.com/betsy-devos-introduces-rule-making-193325446.html
[The Independent]
Danielle Zoellner
,The Independent•March 6, 2020
AP
Education secretary Betsy DeVos has introduced a new rule that could make it harder for child abuse victims to come forward at school.
The Trump admin introduced changes to Title IX to be rolled out this month about how sexual assault and harassment chargers are handled at K-12 schools and on college campuses.
Alterations to Title IX still state the survivor will be taken seriously, according to Ms DeVos, but that the accused cannot be presumed guilty.
"Our proposed rule recognises that we can continue to combat sexual misconduct without abandoning due process," she said about the change. 
When President Barack Obama was in office, his administration laid out guidelines for schools that would help them handle complaints of sexual assault and violence. But Ms DeVos claims these guidelines were unfair to all the parties involved.
Backlash about the changes to Title IX has resonated across the public, specifically for the impact it will have on college campuses.....................................
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