Three civil rights organizations have filed a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for rolling back protections for students who report sexual assault. In addition, schools are either not responding to the fewer complaints or not taking action as quickly, according to the suit. The suit was filed Thursday in the Northern District of California against DeVos, the Department of Education and Candice Jackson, acting assistant secretary for civil rights at the department. DeVos issued a new policy in September increasing protections for those accused of sexual assault in kindergarten through college. Shortly before the Education Department changes were made, Jackson flippantly dismissed “90 percent” of school sex assault reports in an interview with The New York Times.

Source: Huffington Post January 27, 2018 06:11 UTC