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• The United States Supreme Court Has Ruled That Teachers And Coaches May Sue For Retaliation For Complaining About Sex Discrimination Under Title IX ( April 2005 )
  Patricia P. White of Littler Mendelson, P.C.

  On March 29, 2005, a divided United States Supreme Court expanded the scope of Title IX by ruling that a male coach who complained about discrimination against his high school girls' basketball team may sue for retaliation even though retaliation is not expressly mentioned in Title IX.

• U.S. Supreme Court Holds that a Private Right of Action for Retaliation is Implied by Title IX. ( April 2005 )
  Littler Mendelson, P.C.

  On March 29, 2005, a divided United States Supreme Court expanded the scope of Title IX by ruling that a male coach who complained about discrimination against his high school girls' basketball team may sue for retaliation even though retaliation is not expressly mentioned in Title IX.

• Supreme Court Rules Monetary Damages Available For Peer Sexual Harassment In Davis V. Monroe County Board Of Education ( December 1999 )
  Robert A. Muccilli of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.

  Earlier this week, the Supreme Court held that a school district can be liable under Title IX of the Education Ame.

• Sexual Harassment in the Classroom ( October 1999 )
  George J. Cooper of Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue

  Another newsworthy decision from the United States Supreme Court's 1999 term, although set in the school context, .

• School District Liability for Student on Student Sexual Harassment ( June 1999 )
  Duff, White & Turner, LLC

  On May 24, 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision holding that a student may recover monetary damages from .

• Student-on-Student Sexual Harassment ( June 1999 )
  Frank B. Garrett of Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd.

  In a case of first impression in Illinois and an extremely significant case for school districts, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court which covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin) ruled that a school district can be liable for student-on-student sexual harassment.

• Sexual Harassment Guidance: Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties ( March 1999 )
  Education Dept. Inspector General Off. Investigation Office

  Guide from the Department of Education (DOE) which reviews the standards that institutions should use, to investigate and resolve allegations of sexual harassment of students engaged in by school employees, other students (peers), or third parties under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

• Fact Sheet for Filing Notices of Non-Discrimination ( August 1997 )
  Education Dept. Inspector General Off. Investigation Office

  Fact sheet from the Department of Education which describes the requirements for education agencies when issuing notice of their commitment to operate programs in a manner free from discrimination and clarifies the information that recipients should include in non-discrimination notices in order to comply with applicable regulations.

• Sexual Harassment: It's Not Academic ( August 1997 )
  Education Dept. Inspector General Off. Investigation Office

  Pamphlet from the Department of Education which provides school administrators, teachers, students, and parents with fundamental information to assist them in recognizing and dealing with sexual harassment under Title IX.

• Civil Rights Forum: Winter, 1997, Vol. 11, No. 1 ( June 1997 )
  Department of Justice

  Report prepared by the Department of Justice on current civil rights issues.