The Trump administration released new guidelines Wednesday for how universities and K-12 schools should handle complaints of sexual assault and misconduct as part of a contentious overhaul that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos launched in 2017.
Now, under reworked federal rules, alleged student perpetrators will have added protections, including the presumption that they are innocent throughout the disciplinary process and the right to be provided all evidence collected against them. Those students can also cross-examine their accusers and vice versa during live hearings, although it must be done through a lawyer or representative.
The changes, described in a more than 2,000-page document, go into effect on Aug. 14.
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Stephannie Gambill, the university’s Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Coordinator, re changes to Title IX (policy 923) Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment (Interim) https://www.indstate.edu/policy-library/non-discrimination-and-anti-harassment
