"Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions, programs, and activities that receive federal financial assistance. The law applies to any academic, extracurricular (student organizations and athletics), research, occupational training, and other educational programs from pre-school to graduate school that receives or benefits from federal funding. The entire institution falls under Title IX even if only one program or activity receives federal funds."
(https://www.equalrights.org/legal-help/know-your-rights/sexual-harassment-at-school/)
ALL STUDENTS.
It does not matter whether you are male, female, or genderqueer. Does not matter what your immigration or citizenship status is. Does not matter what level of school you are in, nor whether or not you have a disability, nor what your sexuality is. No matter whether you're being harassed by another student, a school employee, or someone at home, Title IX protects you.
"Title IX requires schools to address a hostile educational environment even when the abuse occurs off campus, such as on the school bus, during a field trip or extracurricular activity, or online." HOWEVER, “the appropriate response for your school to take will differ depending on the level of control your school has over the alleged perpetrator.” Your school is STILL obligated to extent the appropriate accomodations to you and to notify you of your options.
"Title IX recognizes that students often experience the continuing effects of off-campus sexual violence while at school. Therefore, your school should consider the impacts of off-campus violence on your education."
"Title IX requires schools to provide student survivors reasonable accommodations (like free counseling services or class changes) needed to stay in school and enjoy equal access to educational opportunities. Schools must provide these reasonable accommodations regardless of a survivor’s decision to undergo a school investigation or the status of that investigation, but the breadth of those accommodations may be limited if a survivor declines to pursue an investigation.
For some kinds of accommodations, you don’t need to go through a school investigation. For example, your school should provide medical, counseling and academic support services (like tutoring) whether or not you decide to pursue an investigation."
These accomodations must be provided FREE OF CHARGE.
(https://www.knowyourix.org/high-school-resource/frequently-asked-questions/)
page 35: "Sexual abuse in the Texas Family Code is defined as any sexual conduct harmful to a child’s mental, emotional, or physical welfare as well as a failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent sexual conduct with a child. A person who compels or encourages a child to engage in sexual conduct commits abuse. It is illegal to make or possess child pornography or to display such material to a child."
page 40: "As required by law, the board has adopted a Student Code of Conduct that prohibits certain behaviors and defines standards of acceptable behavior— both on and off campus as well as on district vehicles—and consequences for violation of these standards."
page 41: "The school counselor is available to assist students with a wide range of personal concerns, including such areas as social, family, emotional or mental health issues, or substance abuse."
Pages 43-44: "Dating violence occurs when a person in a current or past dating relationship uses physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control the other person in the relationship. Dating violence also occurs when a person commits these acts against a person in a marriage or dating relationship with the individual who is or was once in a marriage or dating relationship with the person committing the offense. This type of conduct is considered harassment if the conduct is so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it affects the student’s ability to participate in or benefit from an educational program or activity; creates an intimidating, threatening, hostile, or offensive educational environment; or substantially interferes with the student’s academic performance. Examples of dating violence against a student may include, but are not limited to, physical or sexual assaults; name-calling; put-downs; threats to hurt the student, the student’s family members, or members of the student’s household; destroying property belonging to the student; threats to commit suicide or homicide if the student ends the relationship; threats to harm a student’s current dating partner; attempts to isolate the student from friends and family; stalking; or encouraging others to engage in these behaviors."
Page 44: "Sexual harassment and gender-based harassment of a student by an employee, volunteer, or another student are prohibited. Examples of sexual harassment may include, but not be limited to, touching private body parts or coercing physical contact that is sexual in nature; sexual advances; jokes or conversations of a sexual nature; and other sexually motivated conduct, communications, or contact. Romantic and other inappropriate social relationships, as well as all sexual relationships, between students and district employees are prohibited, even if consensual."
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