Izinhlelo zeBetsy DeVos Zokuguqula Izinqubomgomo Zokuhlaselwa Ngokocansi eKampus

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UNobhala wezeMfundo uBetsy DeVos umemezele ukuthi umnyango wakhe uzoqala ukubuyekeza eminye imithethonqubo yesikhathi sika-Obama edinga ukuthi amanyuvesi namakolishi athola uxhaso lukahulumeni ukuze athobele imithetho yeTitle IX, ehlanganisa nokuthi izikole zizisingatha kanjani izinsolo zokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi.

Ukubuyekeza: Isihloko IX senziwa ngo-1972 njengendlela yokuqinisekisa amalungelo alinganayo kubafundi besilisa nabesifazane nabagijimi babafundi ngemizamo yokunqanda ubandlululo olususelwa kubasubathi kwezobulili, ekunikezelweni kwezifundo, noma ezimeni zokungaziphathi kahle.

Ngaphansi kwesihloko IX, ngo-2011, abaphathi baka-Obama bakhipha Incwadi Yozakwethu Othandekayo, esebenza njengesethi yezinkombandlela zendlela izikole okufanele zibhekane ngayo nezimangalo zokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi ukuze zikwazi ukuziphendulela ngokuhlinzeka ngolwazi olulinganayo ngempela lwezemfundo. Ngoba, isikhumbuzi, ukuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi ezikhungweni zasekolishi kuyinkinga enkulu. Ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-20 abesifazane abangaphansi kwesikole babhekana nokudlwengulwa noma ukuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi ngokuphoqelelwa ngokomzimba, udlame, noma ukungakwazi ukusebenza kahle. Futhi ngeshwa, kunomlando omude wokushanela lezi zindaba ngaphansi kombhoxo futhi unganikezi ubulungiswa ngesikhathi esifanele. Thatha umbhukudi waseStanford uBrock Turner, owachitha izinyanga ezintathu kuphela ejele (ephuma esigwebeni esinezinyanga eziyisithupha esivele sisezingeni eliphansi) ngonyaka odlule ngokuhlukumeza ngokocansi owesifazane ocishe waquleka eduze nendawo yokulahla udoti ngemuva kwendlu enamahloni.

"Inkathi 'yokubusa ngencwadi' isiphelile," kusho uDeVos ngesikhathi ekhuluma imizuzu engu-20 esixukwini ekhempasini yaseGeorge Mason University's Law School e-Arlington, VA. Ubuye wengeza ukuthi inqubo yamanje yokubika, yize inezinhloso ezinhle, "uhlelo oluhlulekile" "oluqhubeka ngokwedlulele futhi oludidayo" futhi lwenze "kabi kubo bonke abathintekayo." Ngawo wonke umuntu, usho kokubili abasindile kanye nalabo abasolwa ngokuhlukumeza ngokocansi. (Okuhlobene: Lolu Chungechunge Lwezithombe Zentsha Linikeza Umbono Omusha Kumazwana KaTrump Ngabesifazane)

Ngenkathi uDeVos engazange abike noma yiziphi izinguquko eziqinile kuSihlokwana IX, yena wenza ukwethula izindlela ezimbili ezingase zenziwe uMnyango wezeMfundo ongase uzihlole ukuze usize esikhundleni senqubomgomo yamanje. Uthi lezi zinguquko ezingaba khona zisuselwa ezingxoxweni abe nazo nalabo abathintwe yizinqubomgomo ezithile ze-Title IX, ezibandakanya abamele iqembu lamalungelo abantu besilisa, abasinda ekuhlukunyezweni ngokocansi, kanye nabamele izikhungo zemfundo.

Indlela yokuqala engenzeka kungaba "ukwethula inqubo esobala kanye nenqubo yokuphawula ukufaka imininingwane yawo wonke amaqembu," kanti eyesibili kungaba "ukufuna impendulo yomphakathi nokuhlanganisa ulwazi lwezikhungo, ubuchwepheshe bomsebenzi, kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwabafundi ukufaka esikhundleni indlela yamanje enohlelo olusebenzayo, olusebenzayo nolunobulungiswa." Akucaci ukuthi enye yalezi zimo ibizobukeka kanjani esimweni sangempela sekhampasi. (Okuhlobene: Uhlelo Olusha Lwezwe Lonke Luhlose Ukunciphisa Ukuhlukumeza Ngokocansi Emakhampasini Asekolishi)

UDeVos ukhulume kabanzi ngokuvikela labo "abasolwa ngokungafanele," enikela cishe isikhathi esilinganayo ezinhlangothini zombili zalesi sibalo esiphazamisayo (izisulu nommangalelwa) phakathi nenkulumo yakhe. Inkinga ukuthi, amaphesenti ama-2 kuya kwayi-10 kuphela okudlwengulwa okubikiwe okuba yizicelo ezingezona, ngokusho kweNational Resource Violence Resource Center. Lolu hlobo lwenkulumo lwenza kube nzima kakhulu ukuthi abesifazane bakhulume ngokushaywa kwabo, okunzima njengoba kunjalo.

Ngesikhathi ekhuluma nabalaleli ngaphakathi kwe-Founders Hall, cishe abantu ababili babhikisha ngaphandle ukuvikela amalungelo alabo abake bahlukunyezwa ngokocansi. "Awekho amaqembu abasindile abemenyiwe kulesi sinqumo sanamuhla," kusho uJess Davidson, umphathi we-End Rape on Campus, obeyingxenye yombhikisho omncane, utshele i Washington Post. "Ukuthi abekho egunjini akubonisi ukuthi ngubani ozothinteka kule nqubomgomo. Sihlangana ngaphandle kwenkulumo ukukhombisa ukuthi abaluleke kangakanani amazwi abasindile."

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