<p>I’m obviously missing a lot, but why do colleges create a shadow judicial and reporting system that potentially encourages the wrong behaviors by he administration through published metrics? Sexual assault is a crime, and the punishments for perpetrators, those falsely accusing perpetrators, and institutions that allow or cover up allegations / activities should be settled in the courts.</p>
<p>Schools should be agnostic toward students. They should support them, teach them and when necessary comfort them, but they shouldn’t determine guilt or innocence. Even college students are generally innocent until proven guilty in the US, and they should be afforded those rights.</p>
<p>As a side note, a school that so visibly addresses these issues has to be at least as safe as one who doesn’t. </p>