Education Department Holds Both Complainant & Respondent Must be Allowed to Respond if the Other Appeals The U.S. Department of Education last year found a Maryland university in violation of the Clery Act for failing to allow a complainant in Read More …
Category: Title IX
Congress Appropriates $1 Million for Campus Sexual Assault Climate Surveys
Federal Agencies Will Create Online Portal for Survey to be Administered by Colleges & Universities Washington, DC – Late last year Congress, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, appropriated $1 million dollars “for surveys on the campus sexual assault Read More …
The Clery Act Requires Colleges & Universities to Effectively Respond to Gender Based Violence Complaints
The VAWA Requirements Operate as a Companion to Title IX While best known for crime statistics and timely warnings the Clery Act also serves as a companion to the sex discrimination civil-rights law Title IX. Clery requires colleges and universities Read More …
President Biden Signs Most Consequential Campus Sexual Violence Legislation In A Decade
Washington, DC – President Joe Biden on March 15, 2022 signed the most consequential campus sexual violence legislation in a decade into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 government funding bill (Public Law No: 117-103). The measure Read More …
Changes Coming in 2022 to Federal Rules Governing Sex Discrimination, Student Privacy, and Campus Crime Reporting
Washington, DC – In addition to Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is scheduled to make changes to FERPA and Clery Act implementation this year. Each of these three laws and their implementation have significant implications for campus Read More …
SAFE Campuses, LLC Statement – Title IX Public Hearing – June 7, 2021
The 2020 Title IX Rule (85 FR 30026), hereinafter “2020 Rule”, enacted burdens that are contrary to the Title IX statute’s requirement, at 20 USC § 1681(a), that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, Read More …
Title IX Officials Must Report Crimes, Clery Fines Increased, Title IX Rule Challenge Put On Hold
U.S. Department of Education Clarifies That Title IX Officials Must Report For Clery The U.S. Department of Education quietly updated guidance on January 19, 2021 to clarify that “any official…who has the authority to institute corrective measures” under the 2020 Read More …