The Supreme Court ruled in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 U.S. 60 (1992) that students may bring a private action against federally-funded schools for sexual harassment under Title IX.
The Supreme Court Speaks: Meritor Saving Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986)
In the first Supreme Court on sexual harassment, the Justices ruled in Meritor Saving Bank, FBS v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986) that Title VII prohibits both quid pro quo and hostile environment sexual harassment.
Michelle Vinson speaks to the Denver Post in 2017.