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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In today's higher ed world, most college athletics administrators already know the importance of creating and supporting a culture that takes steps to prevent sexual misconduct and encourages reporting it if it does occur. But do all of your staff members know how to properly handle reports of sexual misconduct? If they don't, then your school and department face serious legal risks and compliance violations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name:Doe v. Wright State University, et al., No. 3:16‐cv‐469 (S.D. Ohio 08/24/17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Case name:Doe v. Allee, et al., No. B283406 (Cal. Ct. App. 01/04/19). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the key topics faced by college athletics administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Smith Center High School student Jane Doe dated a football player in 2013. She also was on the wrestling team coached by Brock Hutchinson. In 2014, Hutchinson began asking Doe's boyfriend in the presence of his teammates about what kind of sexual acts she had performed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a report released by the Syracuse University's Board of Trustees in New York, which criticized the school's failure to inform the police about basketball boy Bobby Davis' child molestation allegation against coach Bernie Fine in 2005.

The article discusses several court cases in the U.S. involving students harassed by faculty members or coaches. Bloomer v. Becker involves a girl student-athlete who filed a complaint of sexual harassment to her coach. Five graduate students have complained the Benedictine University and its clinical program director due to infliction of emotional distress. A case involving a student's affairs dean of the Albany College of Pharmacy of Union University has cited sexual discrimination.

The article discusses a court case wherein the plaintiff and defendant have settled for Title IX sexual harassment lawsuit for $385,000. Former soccer player Melissa Jennings has filed a case against University of North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance for sexual harassment. Dorrance was accused by Jennings that he has allegedly asked her about her sex life.

The article discusses a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a student against an Idaho school district alleging that her teammates on her high school basketball team sexually harassed her. According to the U.S. District Court, District of Idaho, the student failed to establish that the alleged harassment deprived her of educational opportunities or benefits. It also concluded that the complaint was not severe enough to implicate Title IX liability.