Blog

Support First….

January 26, 2023

Always, ALWAYS, support first.

I cannot even express how many times I find that school districts and institutions are not offering the basic supportive measures to provide access to Complainants and Respondents in Title IX related matters. This may be because they aren’t aware, believe they “can’t”, are receiving internal pushback, or

Title IX Professionals – The Close of 2022 and Measuring Backwards

December 15, 2022

As the CEO of ICS, I am not only a lawyer - I am also a business owner. I recently listened to a podcast that explored the concept of “measuring backwards” that really resonated with me as we say goodbye to 2022.  The podcaster encouraged listeners to take some time

SCOTUS Declines to Hear a Significant Title IX Liability Case on Causation

December 8, 2022

Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear Doe v. Fairfax County School Board, after Fairfax had asked the Court to review the case in December 2021. Originally filed in 2018, Doe states that she was sexually assaulted by a male student during a high school band trip

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