Title IX and School District Liability for Sexual Harassment by a Teacher : Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District.

Summarizes Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Reviews Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District, in which the Supreme Court held that under Title IX a school district is...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Discrimination in education. Public schools. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Summarizes Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Reviews Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District, in which the Supreme Court held that under Title IX a school district is not liable for sexual harassment of a student by a teacher "unless an official of the school district who at a minimum has authority to institute corrective measures on the district's behalf has actual notice of, and is deliberately indifferent to, the teacher's misconduct."
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.