pending litigation. i m all for true victims of rape to receive all the assistance they need, but at the same time, the accused students have rights. the ucsd case is more than one of 20 that have been brought against universities in recent months, by students found responsible for sexual misconduct. we ll see a lot more of these cases coming down. harvard law professor genie sook is a vocal critical of the tribunal process. what is terribly unfortunate is that if any of these cases are actually cases where someone has been raped, what that means is that the unfair process will make the case vulnerable to being overturned and the victim will not be vindicated. sook believes that universities are overreacting to a 2011 letter written by the department of education, which said, sexual harassment of students, which includes acts of sexual violence, is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by
campus tribunal should be done to ensure fairness and due process for the accused? well, she points to poor training and not enough resources to handle these complex cases. now, harvard law professor genie sook, who we interviewed, she said she was so alarmed by how unfair some of these tribunals could be, that she and many of her fellow law professors joined together and they ve advocated for special specific changes on their campus, harvard law, but also, other campuses across the country, changes like making sure that both sides have an attorney representing them. making sure the appeal process is independent from the process in which guilt or innocence is found. fred? sarah ganim in new york. so for parents of current and future college students, this is a film you will not want to miss.