As the legal and regulatory landscape evolves, Title IX, Title VI, and DEI practitioners are increasingly expected to understand how their work intersects with broader federal compliance frameworks. One such framework that...more
Given that it appears the 2020 Title IX Regulations will remain the regulatory law of the land for at least the next several years, the Title IX field is once again working with a prescriptive set of regulations applicable to...more
On the morning of August 1, 2024, Title IX experts from TNG Consulting and ATIXA participated in a webinar hosted by the Department of Education (ED) regarding the 2024 Title IX Rule. During the session, U.S. Secretary of...more
8/2/2024
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NABITA membership has more than doubled over the past couple of years. To orient new members seeking to implement the NABITA Case Management Standards and Best Practices, and to provide long-standing members an opportunity to...more
Doe v. Rice University, No. 21-20555, 2023 WL 3373316 (5th Cir. 2023) -
Rice University (“the University”) investigated and suspended Doe, an undergraduate student-athlete, first for failing to disclose his herpes...more
On May 19, 2023, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) entered into a resolution agreement (“Agreement”) with Forsyth County Schools (“District”) in Georgia. The Agreement resolved a complaint that the...more
Following significant enrollment declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions are renewing their focus on student retention. One common obstacle stems from students’ lack of awareness of support resources. In the...more
Title IX Coordinators are just like everyone else. They take leaves of absence for health-related reasons or family matters. They may accept a promotion or a new role elsewhere. They get burned out by the work or burned by...more
Federal Court says Title IX Covers Off-Campus Sexual Assault after University System Granted Multiple Transfers for Serial Offender -
Doe v. Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System...more
Adams v. School Board of St. John’s County, 3:17-cv-00739, 2022 WL 18003879 (11th Cir. 2022)
Adams, a transgender boy, sued the board of his Florida school district (“the School Board”) after his high school prohibited...more
2/21/2023
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4:22-cv-304/324, 2022 WL 16985720 (N.D. Fla, 2022) -
The Individual Freedom Act (IFA), otherwise known as the Stop WOKE Act, became law in April 2022 and banned professors at public institutions from endorsing certain...more
Throughout the country, students continue to face challenges meeting their basic needs. In response, many institutions have identified existing basic needs resources in the community or, conversely, developed their own...more
Snyder-Hill v. Ohio State University, Nos. 21-3981/3991, (6th Cir., September 14, 2022).
Between 1978 and 1998, an Ohio State University (“the University”) team doctor and faculty member sexually abused student-athletes...more
Vander Pas, a former undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW), reported repeated sexual harassment by the husband (“Hill”) of a senior member of the University’s leadership. Vander...more
E.H., a female student at Cuyama Valley High School (“Cuyama”), played on the Cuyama varsity football team. An opponent, Valley Christian Academy (“VCA”), discovered the student’s gender when she removed her helmet at the end...more
Twenty states sued to halt enforcement of the Department of Education’s (ED) guidance implementing Executive Order No. 13988, titled “Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity...more
Wamer v. University of Toledo, 27 F.4th 461; United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; March 2, 2022
Jaycee Wamer, a University of Toledo (“University”) undergraduate student, reported unwelcomed sexual advances and...more
Jane Doe and Sally Doe, students at separate high schools, each sued the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) for Title IX violations. They alleged that they had each experienced sexual harassment at school, with...more
(2022COA57 – No. 20CA1545) -
A state appeals court ruled that the University of Denver’s Office of Equal Opportunity Procedures were sufficiently certain for courts to enforce them under Colorado contract law. Doe, a...more
John Doe is a student at Texas Christian University (“TCU”). Doe and another TCU student, Jane Roe, dated in high school. At TCU, they maintained a sporadic sexual relationship. After the relationship ended, Roe filed a...more
A student at Ohio University, Plaintiff (Doe) reported that another student (Smith) sexually assaulted her while she was intoxicated and unable to consent. Throughout the investigation process, Plaintiff alleged significant...more
A 16-year-old female student, with significant cognitive impairments and the mental capacity of a six-year-old, alleged sexual assault by another student. The school deemed the behavior consensual and did not investigate the...more