— In Colorado, the United States District Court held that summary judgment was inappropriate in a Title IX case involving student-on-student sexual harassment. The case arose out of a series of incidents in which for several years male students would…
Tag: Title IX
Safety Law News for December 18, 2023
— In Tennessee, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the liability of a school district under Title IX for its deliberate indifference to threats made against a student and her family after she reported student-on-student threats and harassment. The…
Safety Law News for November 30, 2023
— In New Hampshire, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a student-on-student harassment case, ruling that “measures in response to high school student’s report of student−on−student sexual harassment did not evince deliberate indifference.” The case arose…
Safety Law News for September 22, 2023
— In the District of Columbia, the United States District Court held that parents of a student “have not met their burden to show that there are triable claims under Title IX” arising out of a sexual assault by a…
Safety Law News for March 31, 2021
— In New York, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a student who was sexually harassed and physically assaulted during a study hall by another student. School officials told the victim that the incident…
Safety Law News for November 4, 2020
— In Virginia, the Alexandria School Board approved a revised memorandum of understanding with the Alexandria Police Department to keep school resource officers in Alexandria schools. The vice chair of the school board made this statement, “I’m really baffled by…
Safety Law News for October 10, 2019
• In Florida, the United State District Court ruled that a 14-year old female student, who reported bullying and sexual harassment, sufficiently stated a Title IX claim. The student alleged that school officials were deliberately indifferent by failing to put…