By BENJAMIN WERMUND, 09/24/2018, With help from Jennifer Scholtes, Kimberly Hefling and Michael Stratford, Politico
The Trump administration has yet to publish its proposed overhaul of rules for schools handling allegations of sexual harassment, but attorneys, advocates and school administrators are already poring over a leaked draft.
— They’re finding a slew of potential sticking points, including questions about newfound access to evidence for students and whether schools can act to stop students from using that evidence against one another.
— The administration, in its attempts to even the playing field for students accused of sexual harassment, could be poised to give them unprecedented access to evidence in a school’s investigation. Those making the allegations would have the same access, potentially opening the door to a plethora of information that would come under scrutiny in sexual harassment cases, including emails, text messages and more. Schools would have to hand over the information, even if there's no plan to use it as part of the case, higher education lawyers and advocates for sexual assault survivors say...
Full story at https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/09/24/could-new-title-ix-rules-invite-retaliation-349249
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