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PR: Universities and Colleges Take Steps to Implement New Title IX Regulation

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org Universities and Colleges Take Steps to Implement New Title IX Regulation WASHINGTON / June 25, 2020 – Following lengthy public debate, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new Title IX regulation on May 6, 2020, which carries the force and effect of law. [1] The new

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Coronavirus-Abuse Hoax Unravels Across the Globe

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@EndToDV.org Coronavirus-Abuse Hoax Unravels Across the Globe WASHINGTON / June 11, 2020 – The Coalition to End Domestic Violence today reports that the oft-repeated claim that coronavirus stay-at-home policies are causing a global “surge” or “spike” in domestic violence has been refuted by police reports gathered from countries

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Evers blocks UW from complying with Trump sex assault rules

https://www.startribune.com/evers-blocks-uw-from-complying-with-trump-sex-assault-rules/571273442/ Evers blocks UW from complying with Trump sex assault rules By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press JUNE 15, 2020 — 4:45PM MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers blocked University of Wisconsin System officials Monday from taking the first steps toward complying with new federal rules that bolster the rights of sexual misconduct defendants and narrow the

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Violence Against Women Act

Do Activists Want Domestic Violence To Increase During the Pandemic?

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/do-activists-want-domestic-violence-to-increase-during-the-pandemic/ Do Activists Want Domestic Violence To Increase During the Pandemic? by Wendy McElroy | Jun 8, 2020 A contradiction is grabbing the narrative on domestic violence (DV) during the coronavirus lockdown: a decline in police reports on DV means the rate is increasing and more government is needed. A cynic might wonder if DV experts want to stoke the

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Title IX

I’m a Democrat; Secretary DeVos Is Right on Title IX Reform

https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2020/06/17/im_a_democrat_secretary_devos_is_right_on_title_ix_reform_110432.html I’m a Democrat; Secretary DeVos Is Right on Title IX Reform By Buddy Ullman June 17, 2020 I am a progressive Democrat and enthusiastic supporter of the new Title IX Rule that was recently issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The DeVos Rule provides colleges and universities with a detailed and uniform modus operandi

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Native American Boys: Forgotten Victims

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/native-american-boys-forgotten-victims/ Native American Boys: Forgotten Victims by Wendy McElroy | Jun 3, 2020 A recent study by the Nebraska State Patrol and the Commission on Indian Affairs should change how the media and lawmakers view violence against Native Americans. They should look carefully at male victims, but it is far from clear that they will. The Omaha World-Herald offers a surprising statistic, “The greatest percentage of Native American missing

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Secretary DeVos Right to Restore Due Process on Campus

By L. Douglas Wilder June 3, 2020 Wilder is the former governor of Virginia. He currently serves as a distinguished professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. As colleges and universities across the country plan what higher education will look like on the post-pandemic campus, the Department of Education has

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Media Coverage of New Title IX Regulation

SAVE Following is a partial listing of media accounts about the new Title IX regulation, published through May 20, 2020. The articles represent a broad range of perspectives, both pro and con: DATE OUTLET REPORTER/EDITORIALIST URL 5/20/20 Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed: Jordan Draper https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/title-ix-guidelines-sexual-misconduct-assault-department-of-education-new-jersey-20200520.html 5/19/20 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/05/19/Title-IX-rule-change-due-process-fairness-Betsy-DeVos/stories/202005190013 5/19/20 Washington Post Editorial https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/new-guidance-on-campus-sexual-assault-is-ill-timed-and-partially-ill-advised-but-its-not-a-return-to-the-bad-old-days/2020/05/19/f6aaedc2-9941-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html 5/17/20 The

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Restoring Impartial and Fair Investigations on Campus

Restoring Impartial and Fair Investigations on Campus SAVE May 29, 2020 The new Title IX regulation, recently released by the Department of Education, contains several provisions designed to assure impartial and fair investigations on campus: http://www.saveservices.org/2020/05/new-title-ix-regulatory-text-34-cfr-106/ The relevant provisions, with key words in bold, are listed below: Section 106.45 (b)(1): A recipient’s grievance process must—

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Nebraska State Patrol study: Boys make up majority of missing Native Americans

https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/nebraska-state-patrol-study-boys-make-up-majority-of-missing-native-americans/article_827cc5cb-d819-5cc1-ae30-adbb7c1f7d17.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share#1 Nebraska State Patrol study: Boys make up majority of missing Native Americans By Emily Nitcher World-Herald staff writer May 23, 2020 A study from the Nebraska State Patrol and others found that the majority of Native American missing persons are boys age 17 or younger. That’s just one of the findings in a 42-page study the