Below are laws, cases, research, current developments and advocacy resources relating to sexual harassment in education.
Laws
DOE 2020 Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations ...
Cases
The Supreme Court ruled in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 U.S. 60 (1992) that students may bring a ...
In Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District, 524 U.S. 274 (1998), the Supreme Court ruled on school liability for ...
The Supreme Court first addressed peer sexual harassment in education in the 1999 case of Davis v. Monroe County Board ...
In Feminist Majority Foundation v. University of Mary Washington, No. 17-2220 (4th Cir. Dec. 19, 2018), the Fourth Circuit Court ...
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/17-13801/17-13801-2018-05-10.html ...
Research
Julie Davis, Assessing Institutional Responsibility for Sexual Harassment in Education, 77 Tul. L. Rev. 387 (2002) ...
Charol Shakeshaft, U.S. Dept. of Educ., Educator Sexual Misconduct: A Synthesis of Existing Literature (2004). "Any adult misconduct or sexual ...
Amy Young, Melissa Grey, and Carol J. Boyd, Adolescents' Experiences of Sexual Assault by Peers: Prevalence and Nature of Victimization ...
AAUW, Hostile Hallways: Bullying, Teasing, and Sexual Harassment in School (2001). "Four out of five students — boys and girls ...
Catherine Hill & Holly Kearl, AAUW, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School (2011) "Based on a survey of a ...
Current Developments
DOE 2020 Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations ...
Foster v. Board of Regents of University of Michigan A female student in state university's off-site executive Master of Business ...
Stop Sexual Assault in Schools educates students, families and schools about the right to an equal education free from sexual harassment ...
End Rape on Campus works to end campus sexual violence through direct support for survivors and their communities; prevention through ...
Founded in 2013, Know Your IX is a survivor- and youth-led project of Advocates for Youth that aims to empower students to end ...
Advocacy and Activism
Equal Rights Advocates provides legal resources and assistance to people experiencing sexual harassment in employment and at schools. They have ...
It's On Us is a movement dedicated to ending campus sexual assaults. "It’s On Us was founded in September 2014 ...
Know Your Title IX is a movement led by survivors and youth dedicated to empowering students to end sexual and ...
Soraya Nadia McDonald, It's Hard to Ignore a Women Toting a Mattress Everywhere She Goes, Which is Why Emma Sulkowicz ...
Mahroh Jahangiri, Betsy DeVos Met with Men's Rights Groups About Campus Rape: As A Survivor, I'm Terrified, Vox (July 19, ...
Transgender Athletes
A.M. by E.M. v. Indianapolis Public Schools
Transgender student brought action against school district and its superintendent for violations of Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause for discriminating against student and all transgender female students, based on Indiana statute that prohibited her from participating on girl’s softball team. The State of Indiana intervened. Student moved for preliminary injunction to enjoin enforcement …
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