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...Tuesday, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the United States Department of Education upheld Harvard’s policy of requiring “supporting evidence” before the Ad Board hears a sexual assault case. The federal agency’s ruling found the procedure to be consistent with the gender-equity provisions of Title IX despite the challenge filed by an anonymous Harvard undergraduate. The student argued that Harvard’s policy—which as of last spring was worded to require the claimant to provide “sufficient independent corroboration?...
...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...
Members of CASV, who filed a statement of support for the student complainant in the OCR case, expressed guarded optimism last night about the new wording but worried about its implementation...
...been brought forward, because that is what must happen if we are to have a safe community,” said Alisha C. Johnson ’04, a member of CASV. “And CASV will be watching to make sure that the apparent change that OCR points to is actually a meaningful change, not just one of semantics...