Members of education justice organizations Graduate Women at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Our Harvard Can Do Better organized a protest Thursday at Boston City Hall against U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ proposed changes to Title IX regulations, in support of the Hands Off IX campaign.
Title IX is a federal civil rights law, implemented by the U.S. Department of Education, that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding, including protections for victims of sexual assault and harassment.
DeVos proposed new amendments to enforce Title IX on Nov. 16, which included a revised definition of sexual harassment and mandated due process for accused individuals.