Fair procedures aren’t as easy to run as OfS thinks (Wonkhe)
Fair procedures aren’t as easy to run as OfS thinks | Wonkhe
Georgina Calvert-Lee considers how universities might ensure that their disciplinary procedures are demonstrably fair to victims of harassment and sexual misconduct.
Extract:
So after suffering the humiliation and trauma of being raped, harassed or discriminated against – experiences in which the victim’s own agency has been denied and voice stifled – the university performs a final violation by denying her a voice or presence in the so-called complaints process. It is no wonder that so many students and staff feel as injured by the way the university treated them after making a complaint as by the original misconduct complained of.