Department of Education to investigate Michigan's sexual misconduct policy

The University of Michigan will be getting a visit from the U.S. Department of Education next week in order to investigate the school's sexual miscount policy, per a report from MLive.com.

The investigation stems from an incident involving former Michigan Wolverines kicker Brendan Gibbons, who was expelled in December after allegations of sexual assault from 2009. The Department of Education will review the timeline and the university's response to the initial accusation against Gibbons.    

Gibbons was never charged by police after the alleged victim requested Michigan handle the investigation and failed to return phone calls from detectives. Gibbons was allowed to remain on the team while the university's internal investigation was ongoing. Michigan made a change to its sexual miscounduct policy in 2011, but that didn't go into effect until this past August. 

According to the report, the university requested information on Gibbons' case from the Ann Arbor police in October and expelled him two months later.