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To best understand how to appeal a Title IX case in Ohio, it’s good to have a brief understanding of what Title IX is. Title IX is a federal civil rights law that’s intended in part to prevent and address campus sexual misconduct. So at colleges and universities in Ohio, if a party is say, found responsible of a Title IX charge or violation, and is consequently sanctioned, that party would have a right to appeal the finding and/or sanction. If the appeal right is given to one party, it’s given to both parties so the same would be true of the accuser also, or the complainant.
New evidence, a disproportionate sanction, a procedural error or defect, a failing on the school’s part that led to the outcome, they’re all potential appeal grounds, it would be dependent upon a particular school’s policies. Because of what’s at stake and because of what’s involved in the appeal process, and the potential consequences for a Title IX finding and sanction, it’s important to have a experienced attorney advisor helping through the process.