Education Department rescinds Obama-era campus rape guidelines

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos The Education Department wants to change how campuses deal with sexual assault by making it harder to accuse someone of committing sexual crimes. The Obama-era "Dear Correspondence Letter" has now been replaced with "Questions and Answers" to guide schools on dealing with sexual misconduct cases. The new measure will affect every college, university, and K-12 school.