Beshear Calls on Kentucky Colleges to Review Sexual Assault Policies Within 90 Days
The review will examine reporting systems, victim support and retaliation protections as Kentucky officials seek to identify gaps and strengthen campus safeguards.
- On Wednesday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear directed the state's colleges and universities to conduct a comprehensive review of their sexual assault and harassment policies within 90 days.
- Beshear initiated the review following a September lawsuit against Cornell University involving alleged sexual assault at a fraternity, amid national conversations about campus safety.
- Institutions must examine reporting procedures, victim support services, and prevention programs, while the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education will ensure university board members receive training on sexual harassment policies.
- University of Kentucky official Dani Jaffe welcomed the review, citing existing investments in the VIP Center and bystander intervention training through Green Dot programs.
- Colleges must report findings within the 90-day window; Beshear stressed this process is not an accusation of failure but a necessary step to ensure Kentucky students feel safe.
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Beshear calls on Kentucky colleges, universities to review harassment policies - WNKY News 40 Television
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Kentucky colleges and universities to conduct a rigorous review of their policies and practices surrounding sexual assault and harassment. According to the governor’s office on Wednesday, the review is expected to take place over the next 90 days. The announcement was shared during Wednesday’s Team Kentucky Update, which described what the...
Beshear calls for 90-day review of sexual assault policies at Kentucky universities
Gov. Andy Beshear called on Kentucky colleges and universities to review their sexual assault and harassment policies within 90 days during a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to Kentucky Lantern reporting. The request follows a September lawsuit filed by a former Cornell University student against the university and seven former students, alleging she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2024, according …
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kentuckylantern.comBeshear asks KY universities review policies against sexual assault after Cornell lawsuit
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on universities within the commonwealth to rigorously review their policies against sexual assault and harassment within 90 days.
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