Arguments Against Devos Letter

DeVos’ plan to revoke this letter produces two separate sides that are either for or against whether or not it would be beneficial to rescind the guidance presented in this letter from 2011. As I did my research into this particular issue, it became apparent to me that most media, news articles, and forums were strictly against Secretary DeVos’ plan to remove the guidelines in place. It seems that there were two main reasons people were against her plan. According to civil rights attorney Alexandra Brodsky, most are against Devos’ intention to rescind the guidance because they strongly believe that although the laws do not change, removing this helpful language would, however, make the guidelines of reporting and acting against sexual assault
An interview with Jess Davidson, the Managing Director of an organization called End Rape on Campus, notes that “when she was a college student going through the Title IX process, she was able to access the Dear Colleague letter online and hold her university accountable” (huffpost.com). She goes on to note that with this rescinded, it would be incredibly more difficult for students dealing with universities not following the procedures outlined in Title IX. There would be no way to say that they deserve a fairer process under the law. Additionally, the people against the removal of this letter argue that survivors, however, would not be the only one that would struggle with the rescinding of this letter. According to Davidson and Brodsky, Title IX administrators that are conducting the investigations on college campuses will struggle with effectively doing their jobs without the clarifications outlined in the letter. Twenty State Attorney Generals published a letter to DeVos outlining that it is imperative that she maintains the sexual assault reporting