WASHINGTON — The Education Department’s civil rights chief says she’s sorry for making “flippant” remarks attributing 90 per cent of campus sexual assault claims to both parties being drunk. Jackson was quoted in The New York Times on Wednesday as saying federal rules have resulted in many false accusations under the law known as Title IX. “My words in The New York Times poorly characterized the conversations I’ve had with countless groups of advocates. But groups representing those who say they have been falsely accused suggest the Obama-era guidance weighted campus justice systems in favour of those alleging sexual violence. Jackson sought to issue reassurances that both she and the department take the position that “all sexual harassment and sexual assault must be taken seriously.”

Source: National Post July 13, 2017 08:03 UTC