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Retaliation Claims for Participants in Title IX Process?

March 4, 2021

On February 16, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rendered a decision in Du Bois v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Minn., holding that the retaliation protections under Title IX do not extend to investigation participants who supported the Respondent during a Title IX

Training Requirements: K-12 Title IX and Athletics – What Does Your School District Need to Know?

February 8, 2021

Often incidents of alleged sexual harassment arise in the athletics environment - be it in the locker room, on a bus to or from a game, or before or after practice, to name a few.  To ensure your school district meets its Title IX obligations and the safety of its student-athletes,

New Title IX Religious Exemption Regulations

November 24, 2020

The Department of Education issued a new rule, effective November 23, 2020, that “codifies how an educational institution may demonstrate that it is controlled by a religious organization for purposes of Title IX, 20 U.S.C. § 1681(a)(3).” This new rule will be codified in the Federal Regulations at 34 C.F.R. §

Putting Policy Into Practice Series: Blog Post 6

New Title IX Rules: OCR Does Not Require Retroactive Application, But Courts Might

October 26, 2020

As universities, colleges and schools worked diligently over the summer to put new policies and procedures in place by the August 14 implementation deadline for the new Title IX regulations, OCR released a blog on the

Putting Policy Into Practice Series: Blog Post 5

Perfection is NOT the Standard

October 1, 2020

Here we are, in the uncertainty of the year 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, and a month and a half into the work under new Title IX policies. This is different. This is hard. This is exhausting. But you, as Title IX