The Summer of ’22 – What’s New and are you Ready to Return to Campus?
We hope you have had a restful summer break. As you return to campus, here are some VERY important developments that have occurred over the summer you should be aware…
Tips on Trauma-Informed Practices
Seasoned Title IX practitioners incorporate trauma-informed practice into their Title IX services, including investigations. A serious Title IX matter often involves traumatic harm to the complainant and respondent with rippling…
Mandatory, Law Enforcement and Title IX Reporting – do your Campus Employees Understand the Distinctions (and do YOU)?
Not reporting sexual assault at a California high school led to the arrest of two campus administrators, frightening and confusing employees of educational institutions across the country. Administrators, faculty, teachers,…
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. In both colleges and K12 schools, there are a growing number of students reporting dating violence to administrators or their school’s Title IX…
Dating Violence On Campus – Recent Court Decisions Offer Confusing Guidance
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. In both colleges and K12 schools, there are a growing number of students reporting dating violence to administrators or their school’s Title IX…
2022 – New Year, New Head Of OCR And New Regulations
The 2021-2022 school year has been dominated by COVID-related news – will schools open, will they remain open, how will schools manage the omicron variant? For those of you who…
Investigating Consent
As Title IX practitioners know, many, if not most, of the sexual assault complaints that you will investigate come down to the issue of consent. Even if there is agreement…
School Is Back In Session – What Does That Mean For Title IX?
This blog was written by Founder, Megan Farrell. School is back in session and with it, campuses have faced new Title IX challenges. After nearly a year of online instruction,…
Title IX Year In Review: 2020-2021
This blog was written by Founder, Megan Farrell. Educational institutions experienced a seismic shift in Title IX enforcement this year as colleges and K-12 schools implemented the Final Rules (regulations)…
Reflections Of An Investigator: Checking Your Baggage At The Door
One of the biggest mistakes that can be made in and critically impact Title IX /sexual misconduct investigations is when investigators allow their own biases (implicit or otherwise) to cloud…