Salt Lake Tribune
10.29.16 | JESSICA MILLER, MATTHEW PIPER AND ERIN ALBERTY
The LDS Church-owned school announces it will restructure its Title IX Office, aims to “create an environment where sexual assault is eliminated.”
Brigham Young University announced sweeping changes Wednesday in how it will respond to students who report sexual assault, saying it will restructure the school's Title IX Office and grant amnesty to victims who disclose Honor Code violations.
The scope of the changes came as a relief to students and others who had argued that victims were silenced and harmed by the school's approach — which they felt emphasized investigating whether a victim was telling the truth or had broken school rules before an assault, rather than offering support.
University officials said they will follow 23 recommendations from an internal advisory council, which addressed similar criticisms and called for changes in what victims experience when they report to the school.
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