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Federal appellate court rules disabled student failed to state a claim for peer sexual harassment under § 504, has valid claim under § 504 for district’s refusal to make reasonable safety accommodations to IEP

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a disabled student stated a valid §504 claim that the school district committed gross misjudgment in failing to modify her IEP to safeguard her after three incidents of alleged sexual abuse by students, but failed to state a claim against the district for liability based on student-on-student sexual harassment.

April 25, 2013
In Athletics, Equity & Discrimination, Facilities, Property & School Business, Governance, Legal System, Student Rights & Discipline
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Tagged as athletic opportunities, Athletics, extracurricular activities, Facilities, Property & School Business, Fourteenth Amendment, New York, Property & School Business, school facilities, sex discrimination, Title IX

Title IX suit claims New York softball venue not comparable to minor league stadium used by baseball team

A Title IX suit has been filed against a New York school district claiming the girls’ softball field is not comparable to the minor league stadium where the boys’ baseball team plays its games.

April 22, 2013
In Education Technology, Equity & Discrimination, Governance, Legal System, Student Rights & Discipline
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Tagged as cyberbullying, deliberate indifference, harassment, Michigan, National Women's Law Center, sex discrimination, sexual conduct, sexual harassment, student discipine, student harassment, student misconduct, student safety, Title IX

Former student’s Title IX suit faults Michigan district’s response to sexual assault and cyberbullying reports

A Michigan former high student student is suing school officials under Title IX claiming they failed to properly investigate allegations she was sexually assaulted at school by a prominent athlete, and ignored her claims of cyberbullying that forced her to leave school.

April 3, 2013
In Equity & Discrimination, Governance, Legal System, Student Rights & Discipline
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Tagged as ACLU, single sex classes, single-gender classrooms, Title IX, U.S. Department of Education, Wisconsin

ACLU charges single-sex classes in two Wisconsin school districts violate Title IX

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights office, asking it to investigate whether Beloit School District and Barron School District are violating Title IX’s provisions banning sex discrimination in education by maintain singe-sex classes.

March 26, 2013
In Athletics, Employment & Labor, Equity & Discrimination, Governance, Legal System
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Tagged as adverse employment action, Athletics, coaching, employment conditions, employment discrimination, Michigan, retaliation, sex discrimination, Sixth Circuit, Title IX, Title VII

Federal appellate court rejects teacher’s retaliation suit based on removal as coach

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a federal district court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of a school district in a suit brought by a teacher/athletic coach claiming she was dismissed as the girls varsity basketball coach and suffered other acts of harassment in retaliation for having previously brought a Title VII sex discrimination suit in regard to the boys varsity basketball coaching position.

March 13, 2013
In Athletics, Equity & Discrimination, Governance, Legal System
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Tagged as athletic opportunities, cheerleading, Connecticut, gender discrimination, NCAA, Title IX, U.S. Department of Education

Connecticut federal court rules cheerleading not a sport under Title IX

ABCNews.com reports that a U.S. District Court judge in Connecticut has again ruled that competitive cheerleading, despite some upgrades, is not a sport, and says Quinnipiac University must remain under an injunction that requires the school to keep its women’s volleyball team.

February 21, 2013
In Governance, Legal System, School Safety, Student Rights & Discipline
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Tagged as deliberate indifference, Ohio, section 1983, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, Sixth Circuit, student safety, teacher misconduct, Title IX

Federal appellate court rules Ohio district is not liable for teacher’s sexual abuse of student

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that an Ohio school district is not liable under either Title IX or Section 1983 for a teacher’s sexual abuse of a student.

February 5, 2013
In Equity & Discrimination, Governance, Legal System, Student Rights & Discipline
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Tagged as bullying, deliberate indifference, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, harassment, national origin, Ohio, procedural due process, section 1983, substantive due process, suicide, Title IX, Title VI

Ohio federal court dismisses peer bullying/harassment suit against district in student suicide case

An Ohio federal district court has granted a school district’s motion for summary judgment in a suit brought by the parents of a high school student who committed suicide, claiming that the student was repeatedly subjected to peer bullying and harassment in violation of her Fourteenth Amendment substantive and procedural due process rights, Fourteenth Amendment equal protection rights, Title VI and Title IX rights, and under Section 1983 related to a municipal liability claim based on the failure to train.

October 17, 2012
In Athletics, Equity & Discrimination, Governance, Legal System
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Tagged as Athletics, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Indiana, scheduling, Seventh Circuit, Title IX

Consent decree in Title IX suit over disparities in scheduling girls’ basketball games sets legal precedent in Seventh Circuit

The Associated Press reports in The Republic that a federal judge in Indiana has signed a consent decree between the Franklin County Community School Corp., former girls basketball coach Amber Parker, and nine of its opponent schools which calls for girls’ and boys’ games to be scheduled equally by the 2016-17 school year, with interim steps until then.

September 13, 2012
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Tagged as athletic opportunities, Fourteenth Amendment, Oregon, sex discrimination, Title IX

Fathers of two softball players file Title IX class action suit against Oregon district

The Oregonian reports that the fathers of two Seaside High School softball players have filed a class action lawsuit against Seaside School District 10, alleging that their daughters, and more than 250 other female students, have been denied and deterred from fully participating in team sports at the high school.

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Federal appellate court rules disabled student failed to state a claim for peer sexual harassment under § 504, has valid claim under § 504 for district’s refusal to make reasonable safety accommodations to IEP

Title IX suit claims New York softball venue not comparable to minor league stadium used by baseball team

Former student’s Title IX suit faults Michigan district’s response to sexual assault and cyberbullying reports

ACLU charges single-sex classes in two Wisconsin school districts violate Title IX

Federal appellate court rejects teacher’s retaliation suit based on removal as coach

Connecticut federal court rules cheerleading not a sport under Title IX

Federal appellate court rules Ohio district is not liable for teacher’s sexual abuse of student

Ohio federal court dismisses peer bullying/harassment suit against district in student suicide case

Consent decree in Title IX suit over disparities in scheduling girls’ basketball games sets legal precedent in Seventh Circuit

Fathers of two softball players file Title IX class action suit against Oregon district

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