Federal judge holds off on blocking new Title IX rule – Education Dive

Dive Brief:

• The U.S. Department of Education’s rule governing how colleges must investigate and potentially punish campus sexual misconduct still stands after a federal court hearing Friday.
• A federal judge did not decide on a preliminary injunction blocking the rule that was requested by at least 18 democratic attorneys general. Instead, he asked for more information about whether states that potentially ignore the rule would be considered in violation of Title IX, the federal sex discrimination law.
• The rule is slated to take effect next month. The state officials argue that because colleges have less responsibility to investigate incidents, it would fail to protect students from sexual harassment.

Dive Insight:
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued the rule concerning Title IX, the 1972 law barring campus sexual discrimination, in May amid stiff blowback from much of the sector.

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