Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

Issuing a no-contact order against both people assumes both are equally 
responsible for the violence of one.  If a black student accused a white 
student of racist violence and asked for a no-contact order against the 
offending student, would it make sense to order the victim to stay away from 
the offender, too?  Is that the policy on any campus?  No contact orders are 
restraints on freedom with punitive consequences for violations.  Why on 
earth would such an order be imposed on a student who not only did nothing 
wrong but suffered serious harm?  Any policy that imposes punisment or 
restriction on the victim is wrong and likely violates Title IX.  

wendy murphy
New England Law|Boston