Republican lawmakers promote new Title IX rule in House hearing

Education Dive
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
September 10, 2020
Dive Brief:
Republican lawmakers Thursday publicly championed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new rule governing how colleges must investigate and potentially punish sexual violence.
During a virtual subcommittee hearing, GOP House members lauded the Title IX regulation, saying it restored fairness to colleges’ processes.
The rule, however, has been subject to significant criticism by advocates of sexual assault survivors, who say it erodes protections created under the Obama administration.
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