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Last spring, an anonymous student, supported by CASV, filed a complaint with the United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR), claiming that the College’s sexual assault policy violated the civil rights granted to women by Title...
Last Tuesday, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), under the Federal Department of Education, ruled that Harvard’s policy requiring “supporting information” before it will launch a full investigation in a sexual assault case does not violate Title IX. But OCR’s ruling does not in any way imply that Harvard’s policy is sufficient in dealing with the problem of sexual assault on campus. Harvard’s goal should be to create a model disciplinary procedure, not to be satisfied with one that is just barely legal...
While Harvard has taken positive steps away from a “corroboration” rule, OCR’s finding does not make the Ad Board a just process. The scope of the complaint to OCR was narrow, and there are many components of Harvard’s disciplinary process for sexual assault cases that the complaint did not directly challenge and that remain worrisome...
...Harvard tried to defend its practices before the OCR, it continued to backpedal when defining its standard. What was initially called “sufficient independent corroboration” became only “corroborating evidence” and then “supporting information.” In doing so, the University quietly reversed much of the damage that would have been done by the original standard. Though the policy, as now worded, is not illegal, it still fails to address the needs of Harvard’s sexual assault victims. The corroboration standard attempted to cope with...
...Harvard to deny its students adequate support, should they become victims of sexual violence, is unacceptable. Sexual violence can poison the college experience for a student; its mishandling by the University can intensify the pain. Though Harvard’s policy has met the requirements of the OCR, the University has not yet met the needs of its students...