SAUL LOEB via Getty Images Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during the Federal Commission on School Safety on Aug. 16 in Washington, D.C.Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is expected to propose a controversial set of sexual misconduct rules for schools across the country ― and victims’ advocates are not happy. Title IX regulations apply to all levels of schooling, but advocates are focusing on universities due to the epidemic of sexual violence that takes place on campuses. Almost all of the known proposed regulations would put survivors at risk, but one stands out as particularly alarming. The potential new Title IX guidelines would only hold universities accountable for sexual misconduct that is “said to have occurred on their campuses,” according to the Times. Title IX advocates and sexual assault survivors agree that this regulation could potentially be disastrous: A whopping 87 percent of college students live off campus.

Source: Huffington Post August 30, 2018 22:41 UTC