Two basketball players sued Pepperdine University this week, alleging that their coach and their academic advisor harassed and discriminated against them on the basis of their sexual orientation and the perception that they were in a relationship with each other. The lawsuit filed by Haley Videckis … [Read more...]
Transgender student denied bathroom access in Virginia
It has been a week of adults fighting over and making decisions about where children can go to the bathroom and change their clothes.First it was the Minnesota State High School League (which we wrote about here and here; check out UIowa PhD candidate Cathryn Lucas-Carr's post about the policy and … [Read more...]
OCR Finds Title IX Violations at SMU
Today the Office for Civil Rights announced the conclusion of its investigation into Title IX complaints regarding Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The agency investigated SMU's policies and procedures for handing reports of sexual harassment and sexual violence after receiving complaints … [Read more...]
Triathlon becomes an emerging sport
Triathlon was approved earlier this year as the latest sport be added to the NCAA's list of emerging sports and it will begin its trial period in fall 2015. It had strong support from schools very interested in adding the program and was also bolstered by the existence of club teams already in … [Read more...]
Bullied cheerleader commits suicide
A tragedy last week in California when a 12-year old boy killed himself after experiencing repeated bullying because of his participation on the cheerleading team.His parents had gone to the school on multiple occasions to report the bullying and recently took him out of school to begin … [Read more...]
Some Thoughts about UVA, Rolling Stone, and Title IX
Yesterday Rolling Stone issued a statement that essentially retracts its November 19 story about a fraternity-organized gang rape of a student named Jackie at the University of Virginia. We know now that the gang rape could not have, for logistical reasons, happened the way Jackie said or … [Read more...]
Some Thoughts about UVA, Rolling Stone, and Title IX
Yesterday Rolling Stone issued a statement that essentially retracts its November 19 story about a fraternity-organized gang rape of a student named Jackie at the University of Virginia. We know now that the gang rape could not have, for logistical reasons, happened the way Jackie said or … [Read more...]
Another anti-trans ad in Minnesota
The Minnesota State High School League meets tonight to discuss their policy for the inclusion of transgender students in sports. And earlier this week, the Minnesota non-profit Child Protection League Action went back in transphobic action with a second full-page ad published by the Minneapolis … [Read more...]
Swarthmore Litigation Resolves as College Vacates Disciplinary Committee’s Findings Against Student
Earlier this year, we blogged about a male student's lawsuit against Swarthmore College, alleging bias in the college disciplinary proceeding that found him responsible for sexual assault and lead to his expulsion. Swarthmore had vigorously defended the lawsuit until a surprising turn of … [Read more...]
Swarthmore Litigation Resolves as College Vacates Disciplinary Committee’s Findings Against Student
Earlier this year, we blogged about a male student's lawsuit against Swarthmore College, alleging bias in the college disciplinary proceeding that found him responsible for sexual assault and lead to his expulsion. Swarthmore had vigorously defended the lawsuit until a surprising turn of … [Read more...]