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Limiting Liability Through Education: Do School Districts Have A Responsibility To Teach Students About Peer Sexual Harassment?, Diane M. Welsh Jan 1997

Limiting Liability Through Education: Do School Districts Have A Responsibility To Teach Students About Peer Sexual Harassment?, Diane M. Welsh

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Rowinsky V. Bryan Independent School District: Does Title Ix Impose Liability On Schools For Student-To-Student Sexual Harassment, Julie S. Lu Jan 1997

Rowinsky V. Bryan Independent School District: Does Title Ix Impose Liability On Schools For Student-To-Student Sexual Harassment, Julie S. Lu

Villanova Law Review

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Peer Harassment Under Title Ix Of The Education Amendments Of 1972: Where's The Intent, Chantal N. Senatus Jan 1997

Peer Harassment Under Title Ix Of The Education Amendments Of 1972: Where's The Intent, Chantal N. Senatus

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Note argues that in peer harassment cases, school districts should face liability under a “known or should have known” standard where the school’s intent to discriminate may be determined by the circumstances of the case. Part I provides a brief historical overview of Title IX and the traditional forms of hostile environment harassment that it has been used to combat, demonstrating that courts use the statute to punish harassment where the school has reason to know of the harassment and fails to take appropriate action. Part II explores a subset of hostile environment cases where U.S. circuit courts are …