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| Trump administration scraps Obama's campus sexual assault rules | Trump administration scraps Obama's campus sexual assault rules |
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| Trump administration Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has rescinded an Obama-era policy on campus sexual assault. | Trump administration Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has rescinded an Obama-era policy on campus sexual assault. |
| "As I said earlier this month, the era of rule by letter is over," Ms DeVos said, adding that rights of the accused should be balanced with victims' rights. | "As I said earlier this month, the era of rule by letter is over," Ms DeVos said, adding that rights of the accused should be balanced with victims' rights. |
| The Obama administration's policies essentially put Title IX, the federal law banning gender discrimination in education, at the centre and prompted schools to take responsibility for sexual assault cases. | |
| Ms DeVos had indicated this would be her decision when speaking at George Mason University's Law School when she said that “through intimidation and coercion, the failed system has clearly pushed schools to overreach." | |
| "Lady Justice is not blind on campuses today,” added Ms DeVos, adding fuel to the fire she has come under for even considering the decision. | |
| The US Department of Education has opened a "notice-and-comment" period while a formal review of campus adjudication processes is under way. | |
| Ms DeVos claimed, in a statement issued by the agency, that the Obama administration "ignored" the legal procedure of taking into account "comments from stakeholders and the public during the rulemaking process" in its emphasis on campus obligations under Title IX. | |
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