We recently discussed a de-identified case on our blog: A student-athlete disclosed repeated sexualized comments and touching by her coach, first to her head coach, then to the Title IX Coordinator. The head coach didn’t escalate the disclosure. Instead, she asked the students whether they wanted it reported or handled internally, and then nothing happened. […]
A federal law designed to protect students and employees from nonconsensual intimate images just reached full effect. It is worth understanding what it does, and being clear-eyed about what it does not do for the people who report these incidents to your school, district, or institution. What Just Changed? The TAKE IT DOWN Act, signed […]
Artificial intelligence has introduced a new category of sexual misconduct that schools and institutions are being asked to navigate with little guidance, limited precedent, and significant legal and reputational risk. AI-generated sexual imagery involving students is no longer a hypothetical threat. It is showing up in K-12 districts and on college campuses right now, and […]
Title IX Coordinator Burnout Is Real. Let’s Talk About It. If you work in Title IX or civil rights compliance, you already know that this is not a nine-to-five job. It is a responsibility that follows you. The cases are weighty. The regulatory environment seems to shift constantly. And the people who come to you […]
A District Spent $2.5 Million. A University Paid a $1.3 Million Verdict. Both Were Trying to Follow Title IX. Two recent legal developments out of the Houston area offer a look at what is at stake when Title IX compliance systems break down. Neither case involves a district or institution that ignored the law. Both […]
Every year, as the academic calendar winds down, something predictable happens across K-12 schools and higher education institutions. Faculty decompress. Administrative offices quiet down. Students disperse. And compliance teams, often for the first time since August, have room to think. That room is not a luxury. It is an opportunity, and the teams that treat […]
When districts and institutions talk about compliance, the conversation almost always starts in the same place: policies, procedures, training modules, and documentation. Those things matter (a lot!) and no district or institution can meet its Title IX obligations without them. But there is a category of compliance failure that none of those things can prevent […]
How compliance leaders can build resilient teams and why it matters for program integrity. Every compliance program has a critical vulnerability that rarely appears on a risk register: the sustained capacity of the people running it. Title IX coordinators, HR compliance officers, and compliance leaders operate in environments defined by high stakes, emotional complexity, and […]
In Title IX and compliance work, the direction is rarely unclear. We are here to ensure fairness. To protect dignity. To uphold safety. To operate with integrity. That direction does not change. But the path? The path is rarely straight. Policies evolve. Regulations shift. Staffing changes. Cases arrive unexpectedly. Emotions run high. And compliance teams […]
AI is no longer a theoretical consideration in campus processes. Students, employees, and advisors are already using tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others as they prepare for Title IX matters, often without the district or institution’s knowledge. For Title IX professionals, this creates an emerging challenge that intersects with credibility, fairness, and expectations about […]
