UNC asks NC Supreme Court to Stop Release of Title IX Sex Assault Records
Lawyers with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have asked the State Supreme Court to delay a unanimous order by appeals court judges last month to release records of students disciplined for sexual misconduct. University proceedings only determine whether students have violated code of conduct policies, not criminal law – and they do so at a lower standard of proof. By releasing names when the university finds students responsible for sexual assault, UNC lawyers wrote they’ll “forever be publicly branded as sex offenders. In additional to reputational consequences and lost future opportunities, responsible students who are named publicly can be subject to severe harassment and retribution,” the filing said. It’s now up to the North Carolina Supreme Court to decide to hear the case, which will undoubtedly impact how similar disciplinary records are handled at all of the state’s public university campuses.
wral.com By Tyler Dukes,
