High School Title IX Advisor - Oklahoma

Is your child facing false accusations of sexual misconduct under Title IX? If your child is in high school, your child may face unwarranted punishment and stark disciplinary actions. The ramifications of an allegation of sexual assault may follow your student throughout their entire professional career, marring the future your family has worked hard to build. Sexual assault is traumatizing for all concerned, but justice for its victims should not result in unfair treatment of the falsely accused. As the parent of a high school child facing a Title IX case, you need to get informed and prepare to protect your child, come what may.

Title IX is part of the Educational Amendments of 1972. The federal government enacted these laws to promise protection for students at publicly-funded schools nationwide. Under Title IX, all instances of sex discrimination and assault are not permissible. Since it's a requirement for all public schools to abide by Title IX, it's a common misconception that all schools can handle Title IX proceedings. This is not the case. Many public K-12 schools do not have the training, resources, or personnel to preside over sexual misconduct investigations and hearings. Your school may rush through your student's case, side with the accuser by default, or otherwise infringe upon your student's rights.

It's time to work with your advisor to make sure that your student is not treated unfairly due to a false allegation of sexual assault.

Oklahoma High Schools and Sexual Assault Cases

Do cases of sexual misconduct really happen in OK high schools? Since Title IX proceedings most often appear with large, splashy news stories about university-level incidents, it can be easy to think that your teenager is safe at your local school.

Unfortunately, a quick perusal of local news stories debunks that line of thinking. USA Today recently reported that a group of Oklahoma high school football players sexually assaulted one of their teammates in a purported hazing ritual. A local news outlet broke the story that an Oklahoma high school student assaulted a female student in a school office. At another small Oklahoma high school, one male student was allegedly harassing several girls on campus.

Nobody wants these cases to be the norm. However, they are part of the reality of high school experiences. You and your family need to prepare yourselves. If your student faces allegations of sexual misconduct, that is serious and potentially actionable. Depending on the particular policies in effect at your Oklahoma high school, your student could be facing unwarranted punishments that could affect their entire future.

Title IX, Grievance Policies, and Disciplinary Procedures

At some schools, a grievance procedure is the process for resolving a Title IX investigation. At other Oklahoma schools, your school will simply adapt existing disciplinary procedures to work towards an expedient resolution.

According to one Oklahoma high school's posted grievance procedures, a Title IX investigation officially begins when a complainant reports an assault to the school's designated Title IX Coordinator. Your school must make this coordinator's contact information available to every member of the school community. Once the accuser files this complaint, the school is only required to issue the accuser a full set of grievance procedures. The school needs to inform or meet with the accused student only much later on in the investigative process.

At another OK high school, the decision as to discipline for the accused potentially rests entirely in the hands of one person. According to their policies, after the complainant files their accusation, “a decision will be made by the Superintendent or his/her designee as to whether non-compliance exists and corrective actions will be taken if needed for compliance.”

Depending on the policies at your school, your student may face a diverse list of potential punishments. Classroom intervention, school-based mediation, expulsion, referral to a different school or even to professional counseling: One Oklahoma school's policies make it clear that consequences will be severe, and that the school will notify the police.

You need to be familiar with your school's policies and Title IX proceedings to protect your student. Working with a successful Title IX advisor may be the best way to keep your student's future safe.

Working with a Skilled Advisor to Hold Your OK School Accountable

When your school notifies you that your student is facing Title IX proceedings, your school will likely give you the option of choosing anyone you would like as your student's representative or advisor. It's likely not a good idea for you to choose anyone your school employs, as they might have an incentive to share personal information of yours with the school.

Selecting your own Title IX advisor can help level the playing field if you feel your Oklahoma high school is stacking the odds against your student. Here are just a few benefits you may experience if you choose to work with a professional Title IX advisor:

• Experience and Expertise: Your advisor will bring knowledge of Title IX regulations as well as the policies of your school to your case.
• Preparation for Proceedings: Your advisor may assist with interviewing witnesses, preparing documents, getting ready for a hearing, and more.
• Confidentiality: Your advisor will keep all private information you disclose to him completely confidential.

Ultimately, your Title IX advisor will help you stay proactive in your student's sexual misconduct case and give you the best chance to protect their future.

An Experienced High School Title IX Advisor Ready to Help You

Is your family facing a high school investigation into an allegation of sexual assault? Joseph D. Lento has successfully handled more than a thousand student misconduct cases in Oklahoma and across the nation. As a professional and driven Title IX Advisor, Joseph D. Lento can fight aggressively to hold your Oklahoma high school accountable to your student's rights. Contact the Lento Law Firm today by calling 888-535-3686, or you can fill out our brief online form for more information.

Oklahoma high schools where Joseph D. Lento can help as your child's Title IX advisor during investigations, hearings and appeals include, but are not limited to, the following school districts:

A

• Achille Public Schools
• Ada Public Schools
• Adair Public Schools
• Afton Public Schools
• Agra Public Schools
• Albion Public School
• Alex Public Schools
• Aline-Cleo Public Schools,
• Allen-Bowden Public Schools
• Altus Public Schools
• Alva Public Schools
• Amber-Pocasset Public Schools
• Anadarko Public Schools
• Anderson Public School
• Antlers Public School
• Arapaho Public Schools
• Ardmore Public Schools
• Arkoma Public Schools
• Arnett Public Schools
• Asher Public Schools
• Atoka Public Schools
• Avant Public School

B

• Balko Public Schools
• Banner Public School
• Barnsdall Public Schools
• Bartlesville Public Schools
• Battiest Public Schools
• Bearden Public School
• Beaver Public Schools
• Beggs Public Schools
• Belfonte Public School
• Bell Public School
• Bennington Public Schools
• Berryhill Public Schools
• Bethany Public Schools
• Bethel Public Schools
• Big Pasture Public Schools
• Billings Public Schools
• Binger-Oney Public Schools
• Bishop Public School
• Bixby Public Schools
• Blackwell Public Schools
• Blair Public Schools
• Blanchard Public Schools
• Bluejacket Public Schools
• Boise City Public Schools
• Bokoshe Public Schools
• Boley Public Schools
• Boone-Apache Public Schools
• Boswell Public Schools
• Bowlegs Public Schools
• Bowring Public School
• Boynton-Moton Public Schools
• Braggs Public Schools
• Braman Public Schools
• Bray-Doyle Public Schools
• Bridge Creek Public Schools
• Briggs Public School
• Bristow Public Schools
• Broken Arrow Public Schools
• Broken Bow Public Schools
• Brushy Public School
• Buffalo Public Schools
• Buffalo Valley Public Schools
• Burlington Public Schools
• Burns Flat-Dill City Schools
• Butler Public Schools
• Butner Public Schools
• Byars Public School
• Byng Public Schools

C

• Cache Public Schools
• Caddo Public Schools
• Calera Public Schools
• Calumet Public Schools
• Calvin Public Schools
• Cameron Public Schools
• Canadian Public Schools
• Caney Public Schools
• Caney Valley Public Schools
• Canton Public Schools
• Canute Public Schools
• Carnegie Public Schools
• Carney Public Schools
• Cashion Public Schools
• Catoosa Public Schools
• Cave Springs Public Schools
• Cement Public Schools
• Central High Public Schools
• Central Public Schools
• Chandler Public Schools
• Chattanooga Public Schools
• Checotah Public Schools
• Chelsea Public Schools
• Cherokee Public Schools
• Cheyenne Public Schools
• Chickasha Public Schools
• Chisholm Public Schools
• Choctaw-Nicoma Park School District
• Chouteau-Mazie Public Schools
• Cimarron Public Schools
• Claremore Public Schools
• Clayton Public Schools
• Cleora Public School
• Cleveland Public Schools
• Clinton Public Schools
• Coalgate Public Schools
• Colbert Public Schools
• Colcord Public Schools
• Coleman Public Schools
• Collinsville Public Schools
• Comanche Public Schools
• Commerce Public Schools
• Copan Public Schools
• Cordell Public Schools
• Cottonwood Public School
• Covington-Douglas Public Schools
• Coweta Public Schools
• Coyle Public Schools
• Crescent Public Schools
• Crooked Oak Public Schools
• Crowder Public Schools
• Crutcho Public Schools
• Cushing Public Schools
• Cyril Public Schools

D

• Dahlonegah Public School
• Dale Public Schools
• Darlington Public School
• Davenport Public Schools
• Davidson Public Schools
• Davis Public Schools
• Deer Creek Public Schools
• Deer Creek-Lamont Public Schools
• Denison Public School
• Depew Public Schools
• Dewar Public Schools
• Dewey Public Schools
• Dibble Public Schools
• Dickson Public Schools
• Dover Public Schools
• Drummond Public Schools
• Drumright Public Schools
• Duke Public Schools
• Duncan Public Schools
• Durant Public Schools
• Dustin Public Schools

E

• Eagletown Public Schools
• Earlsboro Public Schools
• Edmond Public Schools
• El Reno Public Schools
• Eldorado Public Schools
• Elgin Public Schools
• Elk City Public Schools
• Elmore City-Pernell Schools
• Empire Public Schools
• Enid Public Schools
• Erick Public Schools
• Eufaula Public Schools

F

• Fairland Public Schools
• Fairview Public Schools
• Fanshawe Public School
• Fargo Public Schools
• Farris Public School
• Felt Public Schools
• Fletcher Public Schools
• Flower Mound Public School
• Forest Grove Public School
• Forgan Public Schools
• Fort Cobb-Broxton Public Schools
• Fort Gibson Public Schools
• Fort Supply Public Schools
• Fort Towson Public Schools
• Fox Public Schools
• Foyil Public Schools
• Frederick Public Schools
• Freedom Public Schools
• Friend Public School
• Frink-Chambers Public School
• Frontier Public Schools

G

• Gage Public Schools
• Gans Public Schools
• Garber Public Schools
• Geary Public Schools
• Geronimo Public Schools
• Glencoe Public Schools
• Glenpool Public Schools
• Glover Public School
• Goodland Public School
• Goodwell Public Schools
• Gore Public Schools
• Gracemont Public Schools
• Graham Public Schools
• Grandfield Public Schools
• Grandview Public School
• Grand View Public School
• Granite Public Schools
• Grant Public School
• Greasy Public School
• Greenville Public School
• Grove Public Schools
• Guthrie Public Schools
• Guymon Public Schools
• Gypsy Public School

H

• Haileyville Public Schools
• Hammon Public Schools
• Hanna Public Schools
• Hardesty Public Schools
• Harmony Public School
• Harrah Public Schools
• Hartshorne Public Schools
• Haskell Public Schools
• Haworth Public Schools
• Haywood Public School
• Healdton Public Schools
• Heavener Public Schools
• Hennessey Public Schools
• Henryetta Public Schools
• Hilldale Public Schools
• Hinton Public Schools
• Hobart Public Schools
• Hodgen Public School
• Holdenville Public Schools
• Hollis Public Schools
• Holly Creek Public School
• Hominy Public Schools
• Hooker Public Schools
• Howe Public Schools
• Hugo Public Schools
• Hulbert Public Schools
• Hydro-Eakly Public Schools

I

• Idabel Public Schools
• Indiahoma Public Schools
• Indianola Public Schools
• Inola Public Schools

J

• Jay Public Schools
• Jenks Public Schools
• Jennings Public School
• Jones Public Schools
• Justice Public School
• Justus-Tiawah Public School

K

• Kansas Public Schools
• Kaw City Public School
• Kellyville Public Schools
• Kenwood Public School
• Keota Public Schools
• Ketchum Public Schools
• Keyes Public Schools
• Keys Public Schools
• Keystone Public School
• Kiefer Public Schools
• Kildare Public School
• Kingfisher Public Schools
• Kingston Public Schools
• Kinta Public Schools
• Kiowa Public Schools
• Konawa Public Schools
• Krebs Public School
• Kremlin-Hillsdale Public Schools

L

• Lane Public School
• Latta Public Schools
• Laverne Public Schools
• Lawton Public Schools
• Leach Public School
• Le Flore Public Schools
• Leedey Public Schools
• Leonard Public School
• Lexington Public Schools
• Liberty Public Schools
• Lindsay Public Schools
• Little Axe Public Schools
• Locust Grove Public Schools
• Lomega Public Schools
• Lone Grove Public Schools
• Lone Star Public School
• Lone Wolf Public Schools
• Lookeba-Sickles Public Schools
• Lost City Public School
• Lowrey Public School
• Lukfata Public School
• Luther Public Schools

M

• Macomb Public Schools
• Madill Public Schools
• Mangum Public Schools
• Mannford Public Schools
• Mannsville Public School
• Maple Public School
• Marble City Public School
• Marietta Public Schools
• Marlow Public Schools
• Maryetta Public School
• Mason Public Schools
• Maud Public Schools
• Maysville Public Schools
• McAlester Public Schools
• McCord Public School
• McCurtain Public Schools
• McLoud Public Schools
• Medford Public Schools
• Meeker Public Schools
• Merritt Public Schools
• Miami Public Schools
• Middleberg Public School
• Midway Public Schools
• Midwest City-Del City Schools
• Milburn Public Schools
• Milfay Public School
• Mill Creek Public Schools
• Millwood Public Schools
• Minco Public Schools
• Moffett Public School
• Monroe Public School
• Moore Public Schools
• Mooreland Public Schools
• Morris Public Schools
• Morrison Public Schools
• Moseley Public School
• Moss Public Schools
• Mounds Public Schools
• Mountain View-Gotebo Schools
• Moyers Public Schools
• Muldrow Public Schools
• Mulhall-Orlando Public Schools
• Muskogee Public Schools
• Mustang Public Schools

N

• Nashoba Public School
• Navajo Public Schools
• New Lima Public Schools
• Newcastle Public Schools
• Newkirk Public Schools
• Ninnekah Public Schools
• Noble Public Schools
• Norman Public Schools
• North Rock Creek Public School
• Norwood Public School
• Nowata Public Schools

O

• Oak Grove Public School
• Oakdale Public School
• Oaks-Mission Public Schools
• Oilton Public Schools
• Okarche Public Schools
• Okay Public Schools
• Okeene Public Schools
• Okemah Public Schools
• Oklahoma City Public Schools
• Oklahoma Union Public Schools
• Okmulgee Public Schools
• Oktaha Public Schools
• Olive Public Schools
• Olney Public Schools
• Olustee Public Schools
• Oologah-Talala Public Schools
• Optima Public School
• Osage Hills Public School
• Osage Public School
• Owasso Public Schools

P

• Paden Public Schools
• Panama Public Schools
• Panola Public Schools
• Paoli Public Schools
• Pauls Valley Public Schools
• Pawhuska Public Schools
• Pawnee Public Schools
• Peavine Public School
• Peckham Public School
• Peggs Public School
• Perkins-Tryon Public Schools
• Perry Public Schools
• Picher-Cardin Public Schools
• Pickett-Center Public School
• Piedmont Public Schools
• Pioneer Public School
• Pioneer-Pleasant VaLe Schools
• Pittsburg Public Schools
• Plainview Public Schools
• Pleasant Grove Public School
• Pocola Public Schools
• Ponca City Public Schools
• Pond Creek-Hunter Public Schools
• Porter Consolidated Schools
• Porum Public Schools
• Poteau Public Schools
• Prague Public Schools
• Preston Public Schools
• Pretty Water Public School
• Prue Public Schools
• Pryor Public Schools
• Purcell Public Schools
• Putnam City Schools

Q

• Quapaw Public Schools
• Quinton Public Schools

R

• Rattan Public Schools
• Ravia Public School
• Red Oak Public Schools
• Reydon Public Schools
• Ringling Public Schools
• Ringwood Public Schools
• Ripley Public Schools
• Riverside Public School
• Robin Hill Public School
• Rock Creek Public Schools
• Rocky Mountain Public School
• Roff Public Schools
• Roland Public Schools
• Rush Springs Public Schools
• Ryan Public Schools
• Ryal Public School

S

• Salina Public Schools
• Sallisaw Public Schools
• Sand Springs Public Schools
• Sapulpa Public Schools
• Sasakwa Public Schools
• Savanna Public Schools
• Sayre Public Schools
• Schulter Public Schools
• Seiling Public Schools
• Seminole Public Schools
• Sentinel Public Schools
• Sequoyah Public Schools
• Shady Grove Public School
• Shady Point Public School
• Sharon-Mutual Public Schools
• Shattuck Public Schools
• Shawnee Public Schools
• Shidler Public Schools
• Silo Public Schools
• Skiatook Public Schools
• Skelly Public School
• Smithville Public Schools
• Snyder Public Schools
• Soper Public Schools
• South Coffeyville Public Schools
• South Rock Creek Public School
• Spavinaw Public School
• Sperry Public Schools
• Spiro Public Schools
• Springer Public Schools
• Sterling Public Schools
• Stidham Public School
• Stigler Public Schools
• Stillwater Public Schools
• Stilwell Public Schools
• Stonewall Public Schools
• Straight Public School
• Stratford Public Schools
• Stringtown Public Schools
• Strother Public Schools
• Stroud Public Schools
• Stuart Public Schools
• Sulphur Public Schools
• Sweetwater Public Schools
• Swink Public School

T

• Tahlequah Public Schools
• Talihina Public Schools
• Taloga Public Schools
• Tannehill Public School
• Tecumseh Public Schools
• Temple Public Schools
• Tenkiller Public School
• Terral Public School
• Texhoma Public Schools
• Thackerville Public Schools
• Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified District
• Timberlake Public Schools
• Tipton Public Schools
• Tishomingo Public Schools
• Tom Public School
• Tonkawa Public Schools
• Tulsa Public Schools
• Tupelo Public Schools
• Turkey Ford Public School
• Turner Public Schools
• Turpin Public Schools
• Tushka Public Schools
• Tuskahoma Public School
• Tuttle Public Schools
• Twin Hills Public School
• Tyrone Public Schools

U

• Union City Public Schools
• Union Public Schools

V

• Valliant Public Schools
• Vanoss Public Schools
• Varnum Public Schools
• Velma-Alma Public Schools
• Verden Public Schools
• Verdigris Public Schools
• Vian Public Schools
• Vici Public Schools
• Vinita Public Schools

W

• Wagoner Public Schools
• Wakita Public Schools
• Wainwright Public School
• Walters Public Schools
• Wanette Public Schools
• Wapanucka Public Schools
• Warner Public Schools
• Washington Public Schools
• Washita Heights Public Schools
• Watonga Public Schools
• Watson Public School
• Watts Public Schools
• Waukomis Public Schools
• Waurika Public Schools
• Wayne Public Schools
• Waynoka Public Schools
• Weatherford Public Schools
• Webbers Falls Public Schools
• Welch Public Schools
• Weleetka Public Schools
• Wellston Public Schools
• Western Heights Public Schools
• Westville Public Schools
• Wetumka Public Schools
• Wewoka Public Schools
• White Oak Public Schools
• White Rock Public School
• Whitebead Public School
• Whitefield Public School
• Whitesboro Public Schools
• Wickliffe Public School
• Wilburton Public Schools
• Wilson Public Schools
• Wilson Public Schools
• Wister Public Schools
• Woodall Public School
• Woodland Public Schools
• Woodward Public Schools
• Wright City Public Schools
• Wyandotte Public Schools
• Wynnewood Public Schools
• Wynona Public Schools

Y

• Yale Public Schools
• Yarbrough Public Schools
• Yukon Public Schools

Z

• Zaneis Public School
• Zion Public School

It is critical to make certain the Title IX investigation at your child's Oklahoma high school is handled properly and that the accused student's interests and rights are protected from as early as possible during the sexual misconduct investigative process.  One major reason is because even at high schools where a finding of responsibility for sexual misconduct charges is made at a hearing, the investigation will set the stage for what the hearing panel is provided prior to a hearing (and what the hearing panel will in large part rely on at a hearing), and at high schools where the finding of responsibility is made solely through the investigative process, what takes place during the investigation itself will determine whether the accused student is found responsible or not responsible for Title IX charges.

Unfortunately, some parents make the mistake of not taking the necessary precautions as soon as possible when accused of sexual misconduct.  Some people will mistakenly believe that if they "just explain what happened," their school will be fair and impartial and will arrive at the truth.  In a perfect world this may be the case, but in a perfect world, sexual misconduct allegations and Title IX charges would not exist.

Fighting passionately for the future of his clients at schools throughout the nation for many years, Joseph D. Lento knows how important it is to mount the strongest defense because he understands that an accused high school student's academic future is on the line. He does not settle for the easiest outcome, and instead prioritizes his clients' needs and well-being. Joseph Lento is a licensed attorney in New Jersey and New York, is admitted as an attorney pro hac vice in state and federal court if needed when representing clients nationwide, and serves as a Title IX attorney advisor to high school students facing sexual misconduct investigations and disciplinary cases in Oklahoma and throughout the nation. Make certain your or your student's interests are protected - Contact National High School Title IX Attorney Joseph D. Lento today at 888-535-3686.