The civil rights of K-12 students, and university students and faculty, continue to be trampled on as each day passes. It is past time for the Department of Education to publish the new Title IX regulations, because “Justice delayed is justice denied.” [1]
We need your help.
Apparently Secretary DeVos and her team are pushing to get the regulations published, but there is a difference of opinion at the White House, as to whether to publish the regulations during the COVID-19 crisis.
SAVE and other due process advocacy groups [2] say now is the best time to publish the regulations because the campuses are quiet and empty of students. The administrators have the time and capacity to put implementation plans in place before the fall semester begins.
Most importantly, students and faculty deserve the right to have fair and equitable procedures when accused of a sexual misconduct issue. This includes presumption of innocence, timely and adequate written notice, and a meaningful hearing process.
No more Kangaroo Courts! Release the Regs!
Please email the White House today at https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ and tell them to let the Department of Education release the Title IX regulations. When students walk onto campuses in the fall, they should be taking their civil rights with them, not leaving them at home.
[1]https://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/16/betsy-devos-civil-rights-office-240610