DeVos Wants to Change How Colleges Handle Sexual Harassment Allegations, and Many in Connecticut are Concerned
Across the state, coordinators, victim advocates and students are trying to understand the proposed Title IX changes that the U.S. Department of Education released last month. Some in favor of the changes are supportive because they would strengthen due-process rights for the accused; others have expressed concern that cross-examination would give an unfair advantage to a wealthy student able to hire an attorney. The Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence strongly opposes the proposal.
Grant to Help Opioid Action Team Expand Services to Norwich
Armed with a new $262,500 federal grant, the Opioid Action Team of Southeastern Connecticut is expanding its recovery navigator program to Norwich. “The navigator program is rooted in harm reduction,” said Jennifer Muggeo, supervisor of administration, finance and special projects for Ledge Light Health District, which oversees the federal grant. Muggeo says the grant money will go largely toward marketing the recovery navigator phone line.
Nearly 60 detained in New England immigration raids
Dozens of people suspected of living in the country illegally were apprehended in a series of sweeps in New England last week, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Friday. Agents arrested 58 people in raids in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut, officials said. The arrests happened over five days and ended Dec. 4.
