KSU police delayed reports of student sexual assaults article
KSU police took weeks in some cases months before forwarding student sexual assault complaints to KSU administrators. It meant potential victims missed out on extra help with school.
KENNESAW, Ga. - One of the biggest universities in Georgia faces criticism for how it handled a series of sexual assault complaints on campus.
Last year, four Kennesaw State University students told campus police they had been sexually assaulted. Each involved a different suspect and a different location. But all four shared one frustrating result: the KSU police department dragged its feet in forwarding those complaints to campus administrators.
Lhamon served as assistant secretary for civil rights from 2013 to 2017, when she was a part of an administration that ramped up enforcement of Title IX complaints against colleges and carried out investigations that were costly and lengthy, said Melnick. During her tenure, the office threatened to withhold federal funding to colleges that were in violation of Title IX the law that prohibits sex discrimination at federally funded institutions which Lhamon said was “an effective tool for us” and was used as leverage in negotiating with colleges and universities.
In the near term, Lhamon may look to reinstate policies from her previous tenure, such as the 2016 Dear Colleague letter on transgender students and Title IX policies, which offered informal guidance clarifying that a student s transgender status is protected against discrimination by Title IX and describing how college s policies surrounding gender identity should be in compliance, such as by identifying students
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