Accused students can be presumed guilty because high schools can ban long hair, university says

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'The University of Cincinnati can discriminate against students accused of sexual assault because high schools can punish young men for growing long hair.

That’s one of the claims the public university is making to dismiss an Oct. 19 lawsuit brought by two former students who say they were prejudged in separate proceedings that didn’t follow UC’s own policies.

The lawsuit by the anonymous students – one an undergraduate who has since transferred and the other a recently graduated law student – claims they suffered “sanctions” by the university before investigations even took place, under accuser-friendly “interim measures.”

They said their cases were heard by a panel that received one-sided training by various officials, including the head of an organization “responsible for aiding alleged victims of sexual assault.” Panel members were trained to believe accusers before hearing any evidence and to apply a “verbal consent” standard that was not in effect during one accused student’s investigation.'