If your child is facing a Title IX case at their high school in West Virginia, you need to take the necessary precautions before you engage with the school in any capacity, too much is at stake. You need to understand that although the Title IX Final Rule allows for a more structured and arguably equitable process than under previous guidance, you cannot assume it will be a fair process. It will take a dedicated effort for an accused student to be found not responsible.
The Title IX Final Rule will allow the West Virginia high school to address an adjudicated case through either an investigation or a live hearing model. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages and needs to be responded to accordingly. You need to familiarize yourself with the school's policies over the course of the case. You need to mount the strongest possible defense. Each step along the way needs to be calculated. It is a high-stakes and an involved process.
An experienced attorney advisor will be your son or daughter's best ally if they're facing a Title IX case at their high school in West Virginia. They should be involved as early as possible in the process because they can help ensure a fair process and a favorable outcome.
West Virginia high schools where Joseph D. Lento can help as your child's student's Title IX advisor during investigations, hearings and appeals include, but are not limited to, the following school districts:
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- Barbour County Schools
- Berkeley County Schools
- Boone County Schools
- Braxton County Schools
- Brooke County Schools
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- Cabell County Schools
- Calhoun County Schools
- Clay County Schools
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- Doddridge County Schools
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- Fayette County Schools
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- Gilmer County Schools
- Grant County Schools
- Greenbrier County Schools
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- Hampshire County Schools
- Hancock County Schools
- Hardy County Schools
- Harrison County Schools
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- Jackson County Schools
- Jefferson County Schools
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- Kanawha County Schools
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- Lewis County Schools
- Lincoln County Schools
- Logan County Schools
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- Marion County Schools
- Marshall County Schools
- Mason County Schools
- McDowell County Schools
- Mercer County Schools
- Mineral County Schools
- Mingo County Schools
- Monongalia County Schools
- Monroe County Schools
- Morgan County Schools
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- Nicholas County Schools
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- Ohio County Schools
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- Pendleton County Schools
- Pleasants County Schools
- Pocahontas County Schools
- Preston County Schools
- Putnam County Schools
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- Raleigh County Schools
- Randolph County Schools
- Ritchie County Schools
- Roane County Schools
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- Summers County Schools
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- Taylor County Schools
- Tucker County Schools
- Tyler County Schools
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- Upshur County Schools
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- Wayne County Schools
- Webster County Schools
- Wetzel County Schools
- Wirt County Schools
- Wood County Schools
- Wyoming County Schools
It is critical to make certain the Title IX investigation at your child's West Virginia 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, Pennsylvania, 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 West Virginia 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.
