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Abstract: 

The Supreme Court decision, Davis v. Monroe County Bd. of Ed.,119 S.Ct. 1661 (1999), confirmed that colleges can be liable for monetary damages under Title IX, in cases of student-on-student sexual harassment. Today, a clearer sense of how the principles of Davis will evolve and be applied is being gained from a string of sexual harassment cases against colleges and schools. Not all lessons from these cases may have general applicability, but there are emerging some sound strategies to proactively avoid Title IX liability. This White Paper focuses on suggestions for colleges in practices, procedures, training and policies, that can be used to address the mandates of Title IX as it applies to sexual assault cases.

Keywords: Davis v. Monroe County Bd. Of Ed.; The Supreme Court; Office for Civil Rights (OCR); U.S. Department of Education; Clery Act;

Affiliations:  1: Editor.