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

["S. Daniel Carter" <>]

Friends & Colleagues,

 

In one last attempt to sway Secretary DeVos from rescinding and or replacing the DCL I’ve written a blog post that discusses how the DCL came to be (a “failed system” long before 2011 that harmed survivors), how it contains significant due process and procedural safeguards for the accused, and suggesting that DeVos should simply highlight those safeguards rather than issuing “interim guidance”. Links to the post, and a couple of social media posts are below. I hope you find this information useful, and will consider sharing this widely to help counteract the misinformation campaign about the DCL.

 

The DCL was always one step on the road to improving how educational institutions better respond to sexual violence, and moving forward with a notice and comment period for new formal guidance as Secretary DeVos has proposed should reflect another step forward. Rescinding the DCL while that process is completed, however, would be a step backwards, and is not necessary. The DCL contains quite explicit protections for not only survivors but the accused, and the Secretary’s statements have certainly put schools on notice that they need to take protections for the accused seriously.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/59bddb9ae4b06b71800c3a2f

 

https://twitter.com/sdcartertn/status/909248857602691072

 

https://www.facebook.com/sdccampussafety/posts/1446512802108366

 

I’m not ready to concede yet, and hope you aren’t either.

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S. Daniel Carter, President

Safety Advisors for Educational Campuses, LLC

P.O. Box 2019, Thomson, GA 30824

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