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http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/01/us/colleges-sex-complaint-investigations/Federal investigators are checking whether 55 colleges and universities illegally handled sexual violence and harassment complaints, the U.S. Department of Education said Thursday.
Such investigations have long been known, but this is the first time that the department has released a list of all probes currently under way.
The list includes colleges and universities in 27 states and in the District of Columbia.
"We are making this list available in an effort to bring more transparency to our enforcement work and to foster better public awareness of civil rights," said Catherine E. Lhamon, the department's assistant secretary
"We hope this increased transparency will spur community dialogue about this important issue. I also want to make it clear that a college or university's appearance on this list and being the subject of a Title IX investigation in no way indicates at this stage that the college or university is violating or has violated the law."
Five schools promptly responded to CNN's request for response. The University of California, Berkeley said it will cooperate with the investigation and added that its chancellor had sent out a letter to campus saying sexual assault would not be tolerated.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/images/05/01/sex_assault.pdf
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pipoman
(16,038 posts)What about a requirement on the college to report a crime to the police? The article sounds like it's OK for a school to handle a criminal act on their own, just in some prescribed way?
malaise
(269,237 posts)self interest before the interests of victims.
I have come to the conclusion that my generation had things real good.
pipoman
(16,038 posts)Depending on whether one is an offender or victim...
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)You'd be amazed what islands of law-abiding virtue most campuses are.
malaise
(269,237 posts)not likely
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)Apparently it is well known that the university has been far more interested in protecting its image than it is its students
malaise
(269,237 posts)The cover ups are frightening and not merely in America
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Oh wait, sorry, that's NOT a shocker.
for NOT a shocker
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Florida State Univ...but they're not really a school, are they?
malaise
(269,237 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Not Show...I can't type today!
malaise
(269,237 posts)and the jock culture does little to prevent sexual harassment.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)So it fits nicely.
malaise
(269,237 posts)You win
ChangeUp106
(549 posts)I always felt UMass did a good job in these circumstances. There was one major case I think my Junior year. People got angry at the administration simply because some students are always looking for an excuse to get mad at the administration. I won't pretend to know all the details so perhaps this is warranted.