Title IX Investigations All Over the Country Halted by Government Shutdown

There is at least one group of people that is actually benefitting from the federal government shutdown over the past week: college rapists!! The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is typically charged with compliance and enforcement of the sexual assault investigations happening (or, more commonly, not happening) on all higher education campuses across the country that receive federal funding. However, as a result of the shutdown, OCR is 94% shut down as well and will not able to do its job. This of course will lead to more deficiencies in the way rape complaints are handled at schools around the country. Such services are apparently not essential, according to the government. Bad news bears.

College Sexual Assault Investigations Grind To Halt Due To Shutdown - Huffington Post