Discussion: The Department understands commenters' problems that the "effectively denies a human being equivalent access" component sets far too large a bar for a sexual harassment complainant to find support from their university, college, or college. Discussion: The Department appreciates that commenters of myriad backgrounds and activities emphasized the devastating consequences of sexual assault on survivors and the require for sturdy Title IX protections that do not retraumatize victims. The Department believes that the remaining polices offer victims with robust protections from sexual harassment less than Title IX and set clear anticipations for when and how a university will have to reply to restore or preserve complainants' equal instructional access. The Department is informed that nationwide data concerning the prevalence and reporting fees of sexual assault is tough to assess, but does not imagine that these closing regulations will impact the accuracy of this sort of information assortment attempts. The Department understands that sexual harassment takes place during society and not just in academic environments, that details aid the proposition that harassing conduct can escalate if remaining unaddressed, and that avoidance of sexual harassment incidents right before they occur is a worthy and appealing objective. Some commenters emphasized the relevance of prevention tactics, suggesting a variety of techniques these kinds of as: Adopting the avoidance actions in the withdrawn 2011 Dear Colleague Letter location incentives to reward faculties for fewer Title IX situations and curtailing schools' use of confidential sexual harassment settlement payments that disguise or erase evidence of harassment and secure predatory actions.
