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• 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: 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.

• District Liability for Employee to Student Sexual Harassment ( July 1998 )
  Duff, White & Turner, LLC

  On June 22, 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first decision determining when a student can recover monetary.