The following represents part of WLU’s defense argument in the sexual assault related law suit. Quoted from case document.
"The facts in this case compel the same result. W&L’s Student Handbook, which incorporates the Interim Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Policy, contains an explicit disclaimer that the Handbook and its policies are not intended to form a binding contract between W&L and its students. On the first page of the Handbook, it states
—in bolded terms—that:
The policies of Washington and Lee University are under
continual examination and revision. This Student Handbook is
not a contract; it merely presents the policies in effect at the time
of publication and in no way guarantees that the policies will not change. (SeeDef.’s Ex. 1).
As a result, the Handbook integrating the Interim Sexual Harassment and
Misconduct Policy does not constitute a valid, enforceable contract under Virginia law."