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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is at an unnamed SLAC - and was falsely accused of a Title IX violation.  After months of the process the accuser was told that what they accused of was not unwanted based on evidence (texts to friends and family)  However, my child and the accuser are not supposed to be within a certain distance of each other.
On a small campus and with a small student body this is really limiting. 
I believe on a less progressive campus, the accusation would have never moved forward.
This never crossed my mind as we were going through the process of figuring out the right school - but want others to have visibility for consideration[/quote]
I'm so sorry to hear this. That's extremely tough for your poor DC. I work in the admin of a large public university, and, sadly, I wouldn't expect much different treatment at larger universities.

In terms of Title IX, schools are in a tough spot. If we don't conduct diligent investigations of claims, we're exposed to potential liability to the complaint. If our investigation is overzealous, we're exposed to liability to the respondent. When it comes to sexual assault, arriving at "the truth" is extremely difficult as it's usually a he-said/she-said situation concerning events that happened behind closed doors. Also, everyone demands extremely thorough investigations while contradictorily demanding that those investigations be completed extremely quickly. Plus, there are so many complaints filed with the Title IX Office that have little to do sex or discrimination--e.g., roommate complaints, claims that a professor is bullying a student, etc. But the office is obligated to at least conduct a preliminary investigation to confirm that there isn't a discriminatory nexus. To be sure, sexual assault and discrimination 100% occurs on our campus, and when we recognize it, we truly do our best to rectify the situation. But the chaff is disproportionate to the wheat when it comes such claims.

Anyhow, I've greatly sympathized with both the victims of actual assault/discrimination and those falsely accused. I can imagine the effect on the latter would be magnified on a small campus. The MeToo movement was good in so many ways, but it didn't exactly encourage open-mindedness toward the falsely accused.[/quote]

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