Henderson Independent School District, TX OCR Complaint
What's at Stake
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights on behalf of a high school student who was sent to a disciplinary program after she reported being sexual assaulted by another student.
Summary
The Office for Civil Rights issued a decision finding that the student鈥檚 school violated Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools. OCR concluded that the school had discriminated against the student by relying on the police and failing to independently investigate the assault she reported. OCR also determined that the school had retaliated against her by disciplining her after she reported the assault.
Legal Documents
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09/27/2011
Texas Office for Civil Rights Complaint
Date Filed: 09/27/2011
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06/21/2012
Department of Education Office of Civil Right Decision on HISD Title IX Discrimination
Date Filed: 06/21/2012
Press Releases
Texas High School Found To Have Violated The Rights Of Student Raped On Campus
