The empty promise of Title IX: Why girls need courts to reconsider liability standards and preemption in school sexual harassment cases

From: Northwestern University Law Review | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

Kristen Canty was in the seventh grade when she was first subject to improper sexual contact by one of her teachers, a junior high and high school athletic coach.1 After she was first raped in 1995, Kristen subsequently endured two more years of sexual harassment, abuse, and a ssault, both on and off school property.2 Her trusted teacher, John Shockro, whom she had known since elementary school, repeatedly exposed her to this damaging sexual assault and harassment.3

Kristen Canty's experience is not an isolated incident. Sexual harassment and discrimination against students occurs ...

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