The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women recently sent out a letter, signed by the representatives of 220 organizations working with sexual assault victims, to all members of the House of Representatives in opposition to the Safe Campus Act, a bill that would limit college sexual assault investigations. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), would restrict colleges from investigating sexual assault cases unless police were involved. It would also allow schools to use higher standards of proof in determining guilt, making it more difficult to remove a student accused of sexual violence on campus. "We completely reject the argument that only one system in our nation should be held accountable for keeping young people safe from sexual violence," wrote the authors of this letter. You can read the entire missive here.
