Post by Logan on Jul 6, 2016 4:33:08 GMT -6
K-State was wrong to not investigate rapes at off-campus frat houses, federal government says
Two women suing Kansas State University for refusing to investigate complaints that they were raped in off-campus fraternity houses now have the federal government backing them up.
In court documents, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Education say a K-State policy to not investigate complaints of student-on-student rape when the attacks occur off campus is wrong.
In separate lawsuits filed in April in U.S. District Court in Kansas, students Sara Weckhorst of Doylestown, Pa., and Tessa Farmer of Overland Park accused K-State of violating Title IX, the federal gender discrimination law that protects students against sexual violence and harassment. The departments of Justice and Education share responsibility for enforcing Title IX.
Cari Simon, the attorney representing the two women who are suing the university, said Weckhorst and Farmer “filed the lawsuit to stand up for victims of rape on college campuses and are thrilled to see the U.S. federal government out in support of the law.”
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/local/article87842797.html
Two women suing Kansas State University for refusing to investigate complaints that they were raped in off-campus fraternity houses now have the federal government backing them up.
In court documents, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Education say a K-State policy to not investigate complaints of student-on-student rape when the attacks occur off campus is wrong.
In separate lawsuits filed in April in U.S. District Court in Kansas, students Sara Weckhorst of Doylestown, Pa., and Tessa Farmer of Overland Park accused K-State of violating Title IX, the federal gender discrimination law that protects students against sexual violence and harassment. The departments of Justice and Education share responsibility for enforcing Title IX.
Cari Simon, the attorney representing the two women who are suing the university, said Weckhorst and Farmer “filed the lawsuit to stand up for victims of rape on college campuses and are thrilled to see the U.S. federal government out in support of the law.”
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/local/article87842797.html