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DeVos is right to replace the Dear Colleague Letter

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By Megan Brewer —

On Sept. 7, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced she wants to replace the “Dear Colleague Letter” set in place by the Obama Administration in 2011.

The letter is a set of guidelines that colleges must to recieve federal funding follow when a sexual assault is reported.

The rules allow colleges to punish a student accused of sexual assault without substantial evidence, making the investigation more of a he-said-she-said situation.

Colleges don’t have to perform a formal investigation that’s of the same standard as a police investigation.