The Obama Administration strongly goes against sexual assault hence the White House will no longer be visiting colleges that do not address the matter with stern concern. Colleges that do not come up with programs to reduce the number of sexual assault cases, and do not provide support systems for the victims will not be visited as well.
USA Today reported that United States Vice President Joe Biden has spearheaded the decision and the Obama administration supported the initiative. This comes after Biden wrote a letter to the victim of Brock Turner, who formerly studied in Stanford and was given only a very light sentence as per the opinion of the people.
In one part of Biden's letter, he said, "You were failed by a culture on our college campuses where one in five women is sexually assaulted - year after year after year. A culture that promotes passivity." The Vice President noted that such culture encourages men and women to turn a blind eye on campus adding that the number of cases of college sexual assault has not decreased in the past 20 years.
Biden, Obama, their families and top White House officials are no longer visiting colleges who leave the matter unattented. Biden went on to suggest that the federal government should take away federal funding from the colleges and universities that do not address or have mishandled sexual assault cases.
Stanford University, Baylor University, and Indiana University have been part of high-profile assault cases on college campuses in recent weeks. It is unclear, however, what schools will the White House officials no longer visit but it was reported that around 300 colleges have been investigated by the federal agents.
Biden has also spearheaded the campaign called "It's On Us." This campaign encourages citizens to intervene when a person's sexual consent is being violated. He also appeared during this year's Academy Awards to talk about the campaign and encouraged Hollywood stars to change the culture.
