(Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a list of suggested steps U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos should take to protect survivors of campus assault. According to reports, Secretary DeVos is expected to roll back parts of Title IX, the education gender equality law, that provides survivors of campus sexual violence with the support and tools they need to receive justice on campus. Instead of continuing a pattern of undermining survivors’ rights, Senator Murray is suggesting Secretary DeVos use this speech as an opportunity to start standing up for students with six simple steps:
“With an Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights who blamed sexual assaults on alcohol and regret and a President with his own concerning history on the issue, it’s clear Secretary DeVos could use some suggestions on how to combat the epidemic of campus sexual violence," said Senator Murray. “Our schools and universities should be doing everything they can to support survivors and help them seek justice, so I hope Secretary DeVos does the right thing and starts standing up for students and survivors on college campuses across the country."
