CATHERINE LHAMON a Shameless TitleIX Bureaucrat Poses as a Due Process Supporter
We live in an era of political shamelessness. But Catherine Lhamon positioning herself as someone who demanded fair treatment of accused students is nonetheless remarkable. During her nearly four years running Barack Obama’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Lhamon was nothing if not consistent. She sought to use the power of her office- chiefly by threatening to withhold federal funds- to force universities to change their campus sexual assault policies. Every substantive change demanded by the Obama administration made it more likely an accused student would be found guilty. So it’s been rather startling in recent days to see Lhamon claim that defending the fair treatment of accused students was a cardinal principle of her OCR tenure.
mindingthecampus.org By KC Johnson
