(Reuters) ― U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will issue new rules to colleges and universities for addressing sexual harassment or assault cases, lessening their liability for incidents that happen off-campus, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The new policies would also strengthen the rights of students accused of assault, harassment or rape and seek to provide more support for victims, the Times reported. Any information the New York Times claims to have is premature and speculative, and therefore we have no comment,” Hill said. “The proposed campus sexual misconduct policies from Betsy DeVos and her Department of Education are just the latest example of the Trump administration turning its back on women and victims of sexual assault,” the Democratic National Committee said in a statement. “These proposed rules are a blatant and disturbing attack on every student who has experienced or could experience sexual assault or misconduct on a college campus, and they exemplify the misplaced priorities of DeVos and the Trump administration,” the DNC said.

Source: Huffington Post August 30, 2018 08:26 UTC