Tag: title ix
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10th Circuit reinstates dress code discrimination lawsuit against Colorado Springs charter school
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Tuesday that a boy could pursue his claims of sex-based discrimination against a Colorado Springs charter school after he was disciplined for wearing earrings under a boys-only prohibition on the accessory. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit determined a…
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Federal judge green-lights trial over Jeffco middle school awash in sexual harassment
A federal judge last month agreed Jefferson County School District and two administrators will face a civil jury trial for allegedly failing to address the pervasive sexual harassment and assaults that occurred against female students at Everitt Middle School. In a Feb. 21 order, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello determined a female…
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Student’s parents sue Academy D-20, alleging failure to respond to sexual assault
Parents of an Academy School District 20 student have filed a federal lawsuit against the district, alleging they failed to respond to a student who sexually assaulted their daughter while both were attending Woodmen-Roberts Elementary. In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, the parents claim that a school employee failed to stop or prevent…