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The Department of Education issued new rules in May 2020, known as the “Title IX Final Rule”, which:

Narrowed the definition of sexual harassment

Only covers conduct that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it denies a student access to educational programs.

Critics argue this excludes many harmful experiences that previously counted.

Increased procedural requirements for investigations

Schools had to provide live hearings and cross-examination for both parties.

Critics say this intimidated survivors and made it harder to report assaults.

Limited schools’ ability to act proactively

Schools were only required to respond if a survivor reported formally to the Title IX coordinator.

Informal complaints or rumors often did not trigger investigations.

Changed the standard of proof

Schools could choose “clear and convincing” instead of “preponderance of the evidence” in hearings.

📊 What She Has Said (Reported)

📍 At a UN press briefing Albanese said that the official death toll (often cited around ~65,000 Palestinians killed) might be far lower than the “real” number due to under-reporting and limited access for investigators. She suggested people should “start thinking” about a much higher figure — possibly around ~680,000 deaths in Gaza, with a large percentage being children under five — as a hypothetical estimate if counting all uncounted deaths and indirect casualties. Millet News

She stressed that such a figure would be hard to prove or disprove without full access to Gaza for outside investigators. Millet News

📉 Important Context about These Estimates

⚠️ This 680,000 figure is not an official confirmed death toll. It’s described as a possible estimate, based on broad assumptions about uncounted deaths from bombardment, lack of medical care, starvation, and other indirect causes. Albanese herself noted that verifying such a high number is extremely difficult. Millet News