The Death of Due Process for Male Students
“the crown jewel of anti-male policy in Higher Education” is the ‘Dear Colleague’ letter. Jonathan Taylor reviews the April 4, 2011 letter from OCR in great detail.
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DUE Process Rights
Articles relating to due process rights for our College boys
Title IX Almost Ruined My Son’s Life
…the college’s Title IX office operated under the assumption that “my son would not be afforded a presumption of innocence.”…nor was he allowed to question his accuser or the witnesses against him.
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Occidental Justice: The Disastrous Fallout When Drunk Sex Meets Academic Bureaucracy
Jane texted a friend “I’m wasted” and “I’mgoingtohave sex now,”…Under the current guidelines recommended by the Office for Civil Rights, schools have considerable leeway in how they structure their investigation and adjudication processes..Three months later, John would find out he’d been expelled.
www.esquire.com By Richard Dorment
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Student accused of rape sues Cornell for ignoring massive evidence in his favor
The suit accuses the judicial administrator, of leading a “biased and one-sided” investigation that “cherry-picked witness statements” and wrote them down incorrectly….the university repeatedly ignored evidence beneficial to the male and then punished him by withholding his diploma for two years.
www.thecollegefix.com By Matt Lamb
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BC graduate files lawsuit, says school violated federal laws
A Boston College graduate accused of sexual assault has filed a lawsuit alleging that the university violated federal anti-discrimination laws and its own policies governing sexual-assault allegations. The student’s family is seeking $3 million in damages and asking for their son’s record to be expunged. The family is also seeking a permanent injunction against the school, ordering it to comply with Title IX, the federal law that mandates gender equity on campus.
www.bostonglobe.com By Laura Krantz
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How Obama Bureaucrats Are Aiming To Deny Students Constitutional Due Process
Under the Obama administration, the Office for Civil Rights “has sacrificed the basic safeguards of the lawmaking process,” wrote 16 University of Pennsylvania Law School professors.
dailycaller.com By Eric Owens
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Punishment Without Trial: The Department of Education Attacks Students’ Due Process Rights
Under pressure from the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), colleges are now routinely expelling students who are very likely innocent of sexual harassment or assault…The Education Department’s demands violate the Constitution.
dailycaller.com By Hans Bader
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Student accused of sexual assault: Like being at the ‘bottom of this pit’
“…it’s just you by yourself – cold, dark and alone,” … “You’re trying to figure out where to go next, and you’re trying to put one foot in front of the other, just trying to go day to day and make it through, and just somehow find the light at the end of the tunnel. And that’s how it went. That was the world that I lived in.”
www.washingtonexaminer.com By Ashe Schow
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Did Slanted NPR Story Lead to Hasty, Illegal Education Dep’t. Sexual Harassment Rules?
Bad things can happen when an agency (like the Education Department) throws caution to the wind and regulates based on slanted media coverage from National Public Radio, rather than facts and evidence…Checks and balances exist for a reason.
www.cnsnews.com Commentary by Hans Bader
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FIRE’s Guide to Due Process and Campus Justice
…students on our nation’s campuses face misconduct charges without meaningful due process protections and fundamentally fair procedures… The Guide informs readers…
www.thefire.org by Harvey Silverglate and Josh Gewolb
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