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OCR Announces Resolution of Title IX Sex Discrimination Case in K-12 Athletics

November 17, 2022

This month, the Office for Civil Rights announced the resolution of a complaint that alleged “inequitable athletics access” for girls’ athletic teams at Salem-Keizer School District in Oregon. The complaint stated that the District discriminated against female students in its interscholastic athletics programs by providing unequal access to facilities,

Takeaways from the Title IX NPRM Public Comments

November 11, 2022

In response to the release of the long-awaited Title IX NPRM this summer, the Department of Education received approximately 240,000 public comments by the September 12th, 2022 comment period submission deadline. The Department has now released for viewing nearly all of the comments received. To identify the public

When Your Empathy Tank is Empty…

November 7, 2022

Title IX professionals, we give our all…literally, our ALL, to be on, tuned in, attentive and compassionate. It’s an important part of our job. Well, actually, it IS our job. We strategically plan next steps for safety, comfort, and access. We are thinking three steps ahead while simultaneously remaining in

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Affirmative Action

November 3, 2022

This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on affirmative action at Harvard University and University of North Carolina. Students for Fair Admissions (SFA) sued Harvard University in 2018, claiming that their admissions policies discriminated against Asian American applicants. In its suit against the University of North Carolina, SFA

Two UCLA Students Allege Rampant Hazing and Sexual Assault at Summer Job

October 27, 2022

This month, two UCLA students filed suit against the University of California Board of Regents alleging they were subjected to hazing and sexual assault while counselors at Bruin Woods Camp in 2021. 

According to the complaint, the two plaintiffs were hired to work at Bruin Woods Camp -