Republican lawmakers promote new Title IX rule in House hearing

Education Dive

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

September 10, 2020

Dive Brief:

• Republican lawmakers Thursday publicly championed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new rule governing how colleges must investigate and potentially punish sexual violence.

• During a virtual subcommittee hearing, GOP House members lauded the Title IX regulation, saying it restored fairness to colleges’ processes.

• The rule, however, has been subject to significant criticism by advocates of sexual assault survivors, who say it erodes protections created under the Obama administration.