The sexual harassment aspects of Title IX didn’t just protect women in college. I don’t like sharing personal stories so I’ll keep it brief, but I had to seek assistance from campus resources for help dealing with it when it happened to me. Anyway, your summary of Title IX is totally uninformed.
I never said it only affected, or was only meant for, women, or that the scope of the Obama admin’s recommendations was entirely bad. Their recommendations have, however, proven destructive for young men (and even women) accused of sexual assault by denying them due process. Placing the onus on educational institutions’ staff – who aren’t professional investigators – to conduct what should be a criminal investigation and issue punitive action is the wrong approach.
I’m sorry for what happened to you, regardless.
It’s no big deal, but the funny thing is that they did actually did very little. It took at least a month of pestering from me just to move me to a new roommate down the hall and no one was punished at all. It makes no sense to me to scrap the entire thing for no reason other than that there are some unfair and unjust cases. Wouldn’t rational reform be the proper option?
One last reply so as not to be rude…yes, revising the guidelines that weren’t working would’ve been sufficient. Unfortunately, Trump is a sledgehammer, not a scalpel. His general approach of “regulation is bad” and “erase Obama’s legacy” prevailed.