New Standards for Peer Sexual Harassment in the Schools: Title IX Liability Under "Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education.".

McClain, Michael W.

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ERIC Number: EJ603247

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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ISSN: ISSN-0275-6072

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New Standards for Peer Sexual Harassment in the Schools: Title IX Liability Under "Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education."

McClain, Michael W.

Journal of Law and Education, v28 n4 p611-618 Oct 1999

Analyzes the state of the law regarding peer sexual harassment. In "Davis" the Supreme Court ruled that a school district can be held liable for a student's sexual harassment of another student. Prior to this, lower courts were not uniform in their treatment of this charge. (Contains 47 references.) (MLF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Legal Responsibility, Public Schools, School Districts, Sexual Harassment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Davis v Monroe County Board of Education; Education Amendments 1972; Title IX Education Amendments 1972

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