In November 2024, the Department of Education issued a new document: “Frequently Asked Privacy-Related Questions About Filing a Complaint with OCR.” The title is apt, and the document attempts to address the questions commonly received by OCR concerning how the...
In early December the Office for Civil Rights announced that it entered into a resolution agreement with Temple University. The Department of Education’s press release was fairly positive, calling the University’s processes “robust” and finding that the University...
With unanimous consent, the Senate joins the House in passing the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA), which amends the Clery Act for the first time in over a decade. President Biden is expected to sign the bill when received. The SCHA amends the Clery Act by expanding the...
As reported in Friday’s The Chronicle of Higher Education, public colleges nationwide will enter 2025 with a pressing mandate to make their web and mobile-app content accessible for all students. That is because by April 24, 2026, all public entities serving...
OCR Reaches Resolution of Title IX Sexual Harassment Investigation of Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma In mid-November, OCR entered into a resolution agreement with Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma after investigating a Title IX complaint. The complaint alleged that...
The Department of Education issued new documents relating to the 2024 regulations. One about Title IX Coordinators—what is the role, what are their obligations, etc. The other is a FAQ on pregnancy or related conditions, and parental, family, and marital status. We...
