Oklahoma Wesleyan University is joining a former University of Virginia student’s lawsuit challenging the Title IX guidance of the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, according to court documents filed Monday.
The university joins the plaintiff, identified in the lawsuit as John Doe, who was found responsible for sexual misconduct. The lawsuit asserts that the student was found responsible only because the department’s standard of proof is so low.
The suit raises objections to the department’s "Dear Colleague" letter, which states that colleges should use a "preponderance of evidence" standard when reviewing sexual-violence complaints.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/oklahoma-wesleyan-joins-lawsuit-challenging-education-dept-s-title-ix-guidance/113495