Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press November 17, 2018 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has proposed a major overhaul to the way colleges and universities handle sexual misconduct complaints, adding protections for students accused of assault and harassment and narrowing which cases schools would be required to investigate.Her plan would scale back important Obama administration rules while adding mandates that could reshape the school disciplinary systems that schools have developed over the past decade.Under the new plan proposed Friday, colleges would have to investigate complaints only if the alleged incident occurred on campus or in other areas overseen by the school, and only if it was reported to certain officials. By contrast, current rules require colleges to review all student complaints, regardless of their location or how they came to the school’s … [Read more...] about DeVos proposed new protections for students accused of assault
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People ordered to stop stealing sand from Hemsby beach
PUBLISHED: 09:44 17 November 2018 Peter Walsh Hemsby beach. Photo: Archant Archant People who have used mechanical diggers to take “significant” amounts of sand and relocate sea defence blocks on Hemsby beach have been ordered to stop. Great Yarmouth Borough Council has been “made aware of the excavation of a significant volume of sand and the relocation of sea defence blocks on Hemsby beach”. Officers from the council visited on Thursday (November 15), after it had been reported that a person or persons were using a mechanical digger on the beach beneath the cliff at The Marrams. A spokesman said the council had no record of any application seeking consent for the works and issued a Temporary Stop Notice, adding: “The notice prohibits any further excavations or engineering operations on the affected land without the prior necessary approval of the Council.” … [Read more...] about People ordered to stop stealing sand from Hemsby beach
Council offices could be converted into houses in £1.1m project
PUBLISHED: 09:43 17 November 2018 David Hannant: Local democracy reporter Norwich City Council's offices on Bullard Road, which could be turned into housing. Picture: Google Google More than £1m could be spent on converting a block of council offices into social housing. Norwich City Council’s Catton neighbourhood offices on Bullard Road could make way for seven council houses, after cabinet members agreed to the £1.1m scheme. The scheme, which will be required to go through the planning process, would see the offices converted into five four-bedroom houses and a two-bedroom house, with a separate two-bedroom bungalow also built on site.Gail Harris, cabinet member for housing, said the project would go towards filling growing demand for council properties with four or more bedrooms and that staff working in the offices would be relocated to City Hall.She said: “With a waiting list of more than 4,000 households, there is a real need … [Read more...] about Council offices could be converted into houses in £1.1m project
‘Time to deliver a Brexit that works for the whole UK’
PUBLISHED: 20:05 16 November 2018 | UPDATED: 20:05 16 November 2018 STAFF REPORTER Steve Barclay, Conservative parliamentary candidate. PHOTO: IAN BURT COPY: FOR:EDP News EDP pics © 2010 (01603)772434 Archant © 2010 New Brexit secretary Steve Barclay has insisted it is time to finalise the withdrawal agreement and “deliver a Brexit that works for the whole UK”. The Leave-supporting north east Cambridgeshire MP, who was appointed by prime minister Theresa May as part of a reshuffle, said: “We now need to keep up the momentum to finalise the withdrawal agreement and outline political declaration and deliver a Brexit that works for the whole UK.”Mr Barclay’s appointment came after Michael Gove reportedly turned down the post, saying he would only take it if he could renegotiate the EU withdrawal agreement.Downing Street declined to say whether the Brexit Secretary post had been offered to anyone else before saying of Mr … [Read more...] about ‘Time to deliver a Brexit that works for the whole UK’
Judge sides with CNN, orders to White House to reinstate Jim Acosta’s press credentials
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Washington is ordering the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly announced his decision Friday morning. CNN had asked that Acosta's credentials be returned while a lawsuit over their revocation goes forward.The network's chief White House correspondent has clashed repeatedly with Trump and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in briefings over the last two years. But the White House pulled his credentials last week following a combative press conference in which he clashed with Trump.WATCH: CNN's Jim Acosta, woman struggle for mic at Trump press conference The judge is a Trump appointee. … [Read more...] about Judge sides with CNN, orders to White House to reinstate Jim Acosta’s press credentials