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Title IX states that no person in the United States shall be denied the benefits of any education program assisted by federal funds or be subjected to discrimination on the basis of sex. Although one of the most common uses of Title IX is in regards to equality between girls and boys high school and collegiate sports, it can be applied to any avenue of educational programs, or simply refer to equality and fair treatment in school environments.
Aurelia Davis, mother of fifth grader LaShonda Davis, sued the Monroe County Board of Education alleging that the school board was negligent in preventing and trying to end the sexual harassment her daughter suffered at the hands of another student. Daviss lawsuit maintained that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 guaranteed her daughter certain educational benefits, and that her rights were being violated by the school district when they failed to control the harassment.
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reprisal or retaliation against a victim, witness, or a person with reliable information about an act of bullying or harassing behavior.
witnessed or has reliable information that a student or school employee has been subject to any act of bullying or harassing behavior shall report the incident to the appropriate school official.