In a speech on Title IX Thursday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the Trump administration will replace the Obama-era college sexual assault initiative, citing it as ineffective and unfair to those accused of sexual assault.

"This is not about letting institutions off the hook. They still have important work to do," DeVos said during her speech at George Mason University's Arlington, Virginia campus. She added the system put in place by the Obama administration failed survivors and those falsely accused of assault.

Her speech was in front of approximately 100 invited guests, according to The Washington Post. It was met with protesters outside who reportedly cheered when they were informed their voices were audible inside the auditorium.

Title IX was originally enacted in 1972 to prevent discrimination in schools based on sex, but has since expanded to cover issues relating to sexual assault. No longer for just equality, it requires educational institutions that receive federal funding to have a procedure in place for handling complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination, and violence.

The law was reshaped during the Obama administration in an effort to improve how colleges handle sexual assaults, but DeVos told The Associated Press the system "is not working right and well for anyone."