ms. flounlacker: i am not an expert in that arena. i would say the schools are taking this very seriously to explain the process, how students can report, and explain what happens in a disciplinary -- sen. cassidy: 41% have not investigated a single incident, that tells me they are not taking it seriously. because that which is measured is addressed. it tells me they are not measuring it or if they are, they choose not to address. you cannot speak for all 41% but it still seems like we met the enemy and he is us. ms. napolitano: clearly, is the system perfect? no. are mistakes made? yes. every system can be improved. i don't think there is a president or a chancellor who would disagree with that statement. i'm not justifying the statistic. there may be truth to it, there may not be. i know there are a lot of reasons why cases don't go forward. sometimes, the context is really important. there are cases where survivors don't necessarily want to go forward, there are not enough facts for the case to go forward. but i cannot speak to tho

ms. flounlacker: thank you for a very important question. this is a top priority. our presidents and chancellors asked for better data and we are delivering through the surveys. we will produce the aggregate result in the fall. we encouraged all schools and i'm confident all will produce their own results as well. i will buy to offer some specific comments. the first has to -- would like to offer some specific comments. i think colleges with any survey what to ensure as high a response rate as possible, particularly with a survey of this nature. schools have no legal authority to force to compel students to participate. having said that there are a number of strategies that schools can employ if the survey is locally administered. if the school itself administers the survey versus the department of education administering the survey. that is one of our concerns. if the school administers it they have control over a host of issues. who promotes it, how it is promoted when, how long, whether incentives are used or not. there is a solid research-based group of evidenc

ms. flounlacker: i am not in a court in that arena. i would say the schools are taking this very seriously to explain the process, how students can report, and explain what happens in a disciplina ry -- sen. cassidy: 41% have not investigated a single incident that tells me they are not taking it seriously. because that which is measured is addressed. it tells me they are not measuring it or if they are, they choose not to address. you cannot speak for all 41% but it still seems like we met the enemy and he is us. ms. napolitano: clearly, is the system perfect? no. are mistakes made? yes. every system can be improved. i'm not justifying the statistic. there may be truth to it, there may not be. i know there are a lot of of reasons why cases don't go forward. sometimes, the context is really important. there are cases where survivors. necessarily want to go forward they're not enough facts for the case to go forward. but i cannot speak to those specific statistics. speaking from the association presidents recognize most importantly the