Colleges May Soon Have to Pay More For Keeping Sexual Assault Quiet
The bipartisan bill proposes steep penalties for colleges that misrepresent sexual assault cases or that fail to conduct campus surveys
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A dozen U.S. senators are pushing a new bill that would dramatically steepen the penalties for colleges that fail to report or that cover up sexual assault.
The bill, a revised version of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, was unveiled Thursday, Feb. 26. It's backed by senators from both parties, who say the legislation could "flip the incentives"—making it easier for colleges to report and respond to sexual assault than to keep it quiet.