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-Realistic and enduring issue in school
systems
-Educators and school officials need to
be aware of protocol as well as student
and school rights
-Schools need to be able to provide and
enforce protection for their students,
even on a student to student basis
Name: Monroe Board of Education
Background
-According to statements of the case, the school officials including teachers and principle did not take action when the sexual harassment reports began
- Teacher seemed indifferent to the reports and refused to even comply that a switch of seats was necessary for LaShonda
-School responded to case by expressing that it was not in their power or jurisdiction to handle student to student harassment
Name: Aurelia Davis
Background
-Suing the Monroe Board of Education on behalf of her daughter LaShonda Davis.
-A 5th grader enrolled in a Monroe County public school, Davis claimed LaShonda was sexually harassed by a fellow 5th grader
-School board did not take action resulting in Aurelia Davis suing the board
CASE: School Board ignored the sexual harassment and Aurelia claimed this resulted in a breach of Title IX as not providing protection and equal educational rights
Davis V. Monroe 1999
"Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education." Oyez. Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, n.d. Feb 7, 2016. <https://www.oyez.org/cases/1998/97-843>
Verna Williams attorney of LaShonda Davis (center)
LaShonda Davis's parents (left)
Is a school liable, under Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972 of equal educational benefits and opportunities, to assist and prevent student to student harassment?
Aurelia Davis claims that Monroe
Board of Education was indifferent to
her reports of the sexual harassment that was taking place on her 5th grade daughter LaShonda Davis in the classroom
LaShonda was reporting being harassed in a sexual manner for a length of 6 months by a fellow student identified only as G.F.
Davis claimed that the Monroe County School Board was violating the rights her daughter had under Title IX of the Education Amendments (1972)
YES