Every month, we distribute a “Title IX Recap,” providing a highlight of the previous month’s litigation, advocacy, and other Title IX-related matters. As always, more information on any lawsuits by accused students or Title IX OCR resolutions will be found in our Accused Students Database and OCR Resolutions Database respectively.
As of this posting, the below numbers are our current tallies of lawsuits and resolved investigations as tracked in our Title IX Lawsuits and OCR Investigations databases.
News and Articles
As we do every month, we’re recapping key events from last months Title IX litigation, advocacy, and policy for those on our mailing list. At least five new lawsuits were filed in federal court, raising our count to 819. We also saw a few truly wild stories last month. Here is October’s recap:
Jones files defamation suit against Georgetown College
Former Georgetown College president and his family (wife, daughter, & minor children) sue the college and 70+ deft’s for defamation & more (15 counts), alleging he was falsely accused of sexual assault as proxy for his handling of another case. Per the complaint, Jones and his wife lost their jobs, his daughter was threatened with gang rape, and their children suffered extreme emotional distress. Added to our Title IX Lawsuits Database.
Former Annapolis High School teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse of minor
A 39-year-old Annapolis High School teacher had a “sexual relationship” (rape) with a 15-year-old boy. When found out, she falsely accused him of multiple rapes to save herself. Her text messages were her undoing.
Three Oral Arguments from October
Title IX for All will be moving our oral arguments to a publicly-visible Oral Arguments channel here. You can find three new ones that were heard in October at the following links: Doe v. Indiana University, Khan v. Yale, and Doe v. University of Iowa.
Massachusetts Private High School Forced to Recognize Student’s Rights in Title IX Case
“A Massachusetts family recently scored a huge win for students against the Governor’s Academy (formerly known as the Governor Dummer Academy), a private New England high school, for breach of contract and violation of Title IX.” The opinion by Judge James Lang.
‘We’re Done Waiting’: In Economics, Frustrations Over Harassment Take an Explicit Turn Online
Professors advocate naming and shaming in online witch-hunts of those accused of campus misconduct.
Justice Department Announces ~$22M in Grant Awards to “Anti-Violence Against Women” Programs Targeting Men and Boys
“Specifically, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) will award $10,688,200 through 36 grants to address and prevent domestic violence and sexual assault on college campuses through the Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus).”
Order on Motion to Dismiss in Doe v. Prairie View A&M University
Granted and denied in part. The Title IX claim survives, §1983 due process claims against Individual Defendants dismissed due to qualified immunity. Added to our Title IX Lawsuits Database.
More Than Half of New Jersey School Districts in Violation of Student Press Freedom Law
Student Press Law Center finds over 50% of NJ schools fail to comply with a new state law requiring schools to adopt and publish a freedom of speech policy by the 2022-2023 school year.
Ohio men not registered for military draft pay hundreds of thousands extra for college
“Though a draft hasn’t been called up since the Vietnam War, failing to register with selective services is grounds for felony prison time, hefty fines, denial of employment (like a job with the United States Postal Service) and — on a state-by-state basis — extra tuition or all-out bans on enrolling in public colleges and universities.”
Prominent Higher-Ed Consultant Committed Financial Fraud, Lawsuit Says
“Brett A. Sokolow, one of the nation’s most visible higher-education consultants and the president of the Association of Title IX Administrators, is being sued by a former executive at his consulting firm over allegations of tax fraud, breach of contract, and retaliation.”
Teachers Are Hard-Wired To Give Girls Better Grades, Study Says
“Researchers compared the results of standardized anonymous tests taken by almost 40,000 15 and 16-year-olds in language and math with the grades the same students were awarded in classroom tests. While the results of the anonymous tests followed the expected pattern, with girls outperforming boys in languages and boys doing better in math, in the non-anonymous classroom tests the girls scored higher in both subjects.”
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Every month, we distribute a “Title IX Recap,” providing a highlight of the previous month’s litigation, advocacy, and other Title IX-related matters. As always, more information on any lawsuits by accused students or Title IX OCR resolutions will be found in our Accused Students Database and OCR Resolutions Database respectively.
As of this posting, the below numbers are our current tallies of lawsuits and resolved investigations as tracked in our Title IX Lawsuits and OCR Investigations databases.
News and Articles
As we do every month, we’re recapping key events from last months Title IX litigation, advocacy, and policy for those on our mailing list. At least five new lawsuits were filed in federal court, raising our count to 819. We also saw a few truly wild stories last month. Here is October’s recap:
Jones files defamation suit against Georgetown College
Former Georgetown College president and his family (wife, daughter, & minor children) sue the college and 70+ deft’s for defamation & more (15 counts), alleging he was falsely accused of sexual assault as proxy for his handling of another case. Per the complaint, Jones and his wife lost their jobs, his daughter was threatened with gang rape, and their children suffered extreme emotional distress. Added to our Title IX Lawsuits Database.
Former Annapolis High School teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse of minor
A 39-year-old Annapolis High School teacher had a “sexual relationship” (rape) with a 15-year-old boy. When found out, she falsely accused him of multiple rapes to save herself. Her text messages were her undoing.
Three Oral Arguments from October
Title IX for All will be moving our oral arguments to a publicly-visible Oral Arguments channel here. You can find three new ones that were heard in October at the following links: Doe v. Indiana University, Khan v. Yale, and Doe v. University of Iowa.
Massachusetts Private High School Forced to Recognize Student’s Rights in Title IX Case
“A Massachusetts family recently scored a huge win for students against the Governor’s Academy (formerly known as the Governor Dummer Academy), a private New England high school, for breach of contract and violation of Title IX.” The opinion by Judge James Lang.
‘We’re Done Waiting’: In Economics, Frustrations Over Harassment Take an Explicit Turn Online
Professors advocate naming and shaming in online witch-hunts of those accused of campus misconduct.
Justice Department Announces ~$22M in Grant Awards to “Anti-Violence Against Women” Programs Targeting Men and Boys
“Specifically, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) will award $10,688,200 through 36 grants to address and prevent domestic violence and sexual assault on college campuses through the Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus).”
Order on Motion to Dismiss in Doe v. Prairie View A&M University
Granted and denied in part. The Title IX claim survives, §1983 due process claims against Individual Defendants dismissed due to qualified immunity. Added to our Title IX Lawsuits Database.
More Than Half of New Jersey School Districts in Violation of Student Press Freedom Law
Student Press Law Center finds over 50% of NJ schools fail to comply with a new state law requiring schools to adopt and publish a freedom of speech policy by the 2022-2023 school year.
Ohio men not registered for military draft pay hundreds of thousands extra for college
“Though a draft hasn’t been called up since the Vietnam War, failing to register with selective services is grounds for felony prison time, hefty fines, denial of employment (like a job with the United States Postal Service) and — on a state-by-state basis — extra tuition or all-out bans on enrolling in public colleges and universities.”
Prominent Higher-Ed Consultant Committed Financial Fraud, Lawsuit Says
“Brett A. Sokolow, one of the nation’s most visible higher-education consultants and the president of the Association of Title IX Administrators, is being sued by a former executive at his consulting firm over allegations of tax fraud, breach of contract, and retaliation.”
Teachers Are Hard-Wired To Give Girls Better Grades, Study Says
“Researchers compared the results of standardized anonymous tests taken by almost 40,000 15 and 16-year-olds in language and math with the grades the same students were awarded in classroom tests. While the results of the anonymous tests followed the expected pattern, with girls outperforming boys in languages and boys doing better in math, in the non-anonymous classroom tests the girls scored higher in both subjects.”
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