If your child is facing a Title IX case at their high school in Utah, 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 more 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 Final Title IX Rule will allow a high school to address and adjudicate a 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 understand the school's policies. You need to mount the strongest possible defense during the course of the case. Each step needs to be calculated. It is a high-stakes and an involved process.
Having an experienced attorney-advisor in your son or daughter's corner from as early as possible in the process will allow for the best prospect of success if they're facing a Title IX case at their high school in Utah. They'll be able to work towards trying to ensure a fair process and a favorable outcome.
Utah 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:
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- Alpine School District
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- Beaver School District
- Box Elder School District
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- Cache School District
- Canyons School District
- Carbon School District
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- Daggett School District
- Davis School District
- Duchesne School District
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- Emery School District
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- Garfield School District
- Grand County School District
- Granite School District
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- Iron County School District
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- Jordan School District
- Juab School District
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- Kane School District
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- Logan School District
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- Millard School District
- Morgan School District
- Murray School District
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- Nebo School District
- North Sanpete School District
- North Summit School District
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- Ogden City School District
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- Park City School District
- Piute School District
- Provo City School District
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- Rich School District
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- Salt Lake City School District
- San Juan School District
- Sevier School District
- South Sanpete School District
- South Summit School District
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- Tintic School District
- Tooele County School District
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- Uintah School District
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- Wasatch School District
- Washington County School District
- Wayne School District
- Weber School District
It is critical to make certain the Title IX investigation at your child's Utah 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 Utah 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.
