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Harvard’s new procedure to handle sexual assault cases does not violate Title IX gender discrimination laws, the University said in its response to a complaint about the policy filed with the federal Office of Civil Rights (OCR...
...response, filed on Sept. 9 but just made available by OCR, reiterates Harvard’s commitment to addressing claims of sexual harassment and details the Administrative Board procedure as well as on-campus resources available to victims of sexual harassment...
...regardless of the outcome of the OCR investigation, she said she may file a case in federal court challenging the new procedure as a denial of due process or a violation of Title...
...OCR must make a decision regarding the complaint by early February in order to comply with its self-imposed time limit of 180 days since it began investigating the complaint this summer...
...Crimson’s suggestion that the Title IX claim is an ineffective method of seeking change. The Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV) has worked in good faith with Harvard to improve its response to the problem of sexual assault since 1998. And in the few months since the OCR claim was filed, there have been several changes that might not have happened if students had not reached out to the Department of Education for intervention. Just last week, Harvard announced a new administrative position—Coordinator of Sexual Assault Prevention Services. We are optimistic that this new hire...