RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s colleges and universities are considering whether to establish a network of shared resources and investigators to address campus assaults.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1KkiQdJ ) reports that the idea was discussed Monday during a meeting of presidents of public institutions at the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan says a regional collaboration would help schools with fewer resources meet requirements of federal Title IX investigations of sex-based discrimination and provide a higher level of expertise for the cases.
In an interview Tuesday, Sullivan credited former state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for suggesting that schools share costs to comply with Title IX.
A University of Virginia spokesman says the school spent about $1.5 million over the past year to comply with Title IX requirements.
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