The Department of Education recently issued a press release stating that it found a Virginia public school district had violated Title IX by failing to respond to sexual harassment reports.
According to news reports, the school had a policy allowing students to use locker rooms and restrooms aligning with their gender identity. Male students allegedly harassed a transgender student in the boys’ locker room. According to the press release, that student recorded two male students in the locker room. Title IX complaints were filed by the parents of all three students.
According to the press release, the school did not “treat the male students equitably throughout the Title IX investigation process. . .” The press release stated the school had not meaningfully investigated the male students’ complaints, “yet thoroughly investigated the female student’s sexual harassment complaint. . .”