Breaking news: FSU will pay Erica Kinsman just under $1million to settle the lawsuit she brought against her former institution in the wake of their mishandling of her rape allegations against former quarterback Jameis Winston. FSU had dug its heels in deep in the case, making repeated remarks to … [Read more...]
The latest from U of Iowa gender discrimination suit
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission has been investigating the 2014 firing of field hockey coach Tracy Griesbaum. The results, issued in early December in a brief report by the commission, clear the path for Griesbaum to file discrimination lawsuit against the university. It is expected she will do so … [Read more...]
Assault at Tennessee High School Basketball Tourney
The season is over for a Tennessee high school basketball team that has been at the center of significant media attention after three upperclassmen sent a younger student to the hospital with injuries to his colon and bladder that required surgery.The three perpetrators have been arrested and … [Read more...]
Baylor settles with sexual assault victim
Baylor University has made an undisclosed settlement with a student who was raped by a former football player. Sadly, this is no longer an unusual situation. We have not been writing about all the lawsuits and complaints filed, in part because we do not hear about all of them. This Baylor case just … [Read more...]
Round-up: Aftermath of the Hunting Ground airing
Amid criticisms of the film and the television station, with threats of lawsuits, CNN aired The Hunting Ground the weekend before American Thanksgiving. Here is what happened afterwards: A report came out from the American Association of University Women that 91% of colleges and universities … [Read more...]
Title IX Blog: FSU doth protest too much
Tonight CNN will air The Hunting Ground much to the dismay of current and former folks connected to FSU. Dismay that includes the threat of legal action. Former quarterback Jameis Winston has, through his lawyer, threatened to sue for libel. Winston is still embroiled in legal action. Erica … [Read more...]
Round-up: Gender and locker room/bathroom policies
Counsel for a Virginia high school student seeking an injunction against and rescinding of the Gloucester County school board's bathroom policy that requires transgender students to use separate, private bathrooms has asked the appellate court to reconsider the dismissal of the Title IX claim in the … [Read more...]
New survey, more stats and facts to ponder about campus sexual assault
The headlines this week in the realm off college sexual assault have been about the UVA resolution and the new survey about the rate of sexual assault on campuses. Regarding the latter, the ones I have seen have looked like this: "1 in 4 college women report being sexually assaulted." I dislike … [Read more...]
Back to school, back to reality
The new school year often brings some Title IX news. Stories that address what a girl versus a boy is allowed to wear for yearbook photos or whether the women's cross-country roster is being padded with runners from winter/spring track have made the back-to-school news in the past. This summer has … [Read more...]
Chicago Public Schools making changes
In 2010, the National Women's Law Center named the Chicago Public School District as one of the worst offenders of Title IX (along with 11 other districts nationwide). Last week, the district entered into an agreement with OCR that will add more opportunities in girls' sports. The district must … [Read more...]