The Education Department is “preparing new policies on campus sexual misconduct hat would bolster the rights of students accused of assault, harassment or rape, reduce liability for institutions of higher education and encourage schools to provide more support for victims,” reports Erica L. Green in the New York Times. “Sexual harassment” would mean “unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it denies a person access to

Bullying prevention programs may backfire, warns a University of Texas Arlington study. School anti-bullying programs often teach kids “about the ins and outs of bullying,” reports Rebecca Klein in the Huffington Post. “This study raises an alarm,” Seokjin Jeong, the study’s lead author, told CBS Dallas. He recommends moving prevention efforts “beyond individual risk factors” to “focus on systemic change within the schools.” About 21 percent of students report being bullied a