Harvard-Lehrer protestieren gegen die neuen Regeln zu "sexuellen Übergriffen"

Nach massivem politischem Druck hatte im Juli dieses Jahres auch die US-amerikanische Elite-Universität Harvard ihr Procedere bei Vorwürfen sexueller Übergriffe stark zu Lasten der beschuldigten Personen geändert. Jetzt legen 28 Mitglieder der Fakultät Harvard deutlichen Protest gegen die neue Ordnung ein:

As teachers responsible for educating our students about due process of law, the substantive law governing discrimination and violence, appropriate administrative decision-making, and the rule of law generally, we find the new sexual harassment policy inconsistent with many of the most basic principles we teach. We also find the process by which this policy was decided and imposed on all parts of the university inconsistent with the finest traditions of Harvard University, of faculty governance, and of academic freedom.

(...) Harvard has adopted procedures for deciding cases of alleged sexual misconduct which lack the most basic elements of fairness and due process, are overwhelmingly stacked against the accused, and are in no way required by Title IX law or regulation.

Hier findet man die vollständige Protesterklärung.