There is no guarantee that the school will ensure a fair process if you’re accused of sexually assaulting another student under Title IX. It’s critical to have someone in your corner, an experienced attorney advisor, to make sure that the school recognizes and protects your rights. The Title IX process, it’s not an ideal process for such an important consideration or for so much at stake to be decided by parties out of school. That being said, circumstances are what they are, or the case would be addressed as is, but a respondent, an accused, they need to make sure that their rights are protected.

The only way to do so is to take the necessary steps with the school that could involve the negotiations with the Title IX office, the school’s attorney, the school’s office of general counsel, that is. The only way to ensure a fair process is to have somebody experienced in your corner looking out for your rights.

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When the SRO (School Resource Officer) is Involved: Why “Educational Discipline” Just Became “Legal Defense”

In the name of student safety, schools are installing School Resource Officers (SROs) on campus. But SROs’ involvement in campus problems also means that incidents at school can now turn directly into criminal investigations. What parents need to know is this: If your child faces discipline because of an incident […]

Can Schools Punish Students for Social Media Posts? The Mahanoy Standard

A frustrated high school cheerleader walks into a convenience store on a Saturday afternoon. She snaps a photo with a friend, raises her middle finger, and posts a profanity-filled message to Snapchat complaining about school and cheerleading. By Monday, she’s suspended from the cheer squad. Most students would assume that’s […]

State > District > School: How Inconsistent Policies Become a Defense in Student Misconduct

The state is greater than the district, while the district is greater than the school. That probably seems like a weird SAT math problem. However, it describes the legal concept of “preemption,” when a higher authority’s law prevents lower authorities from acting inconsistently with the senior law. And preemption can […]

Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies Can Undermine Students’ Due Process Rights

Colleges and universities have broad authority to maintain campus safety and enforce student conduct policies. However, students accused of misconduct don’t lose their due process rights simply because allegations are serious. At the higher education level, courts have repeatedly recognized that suspension and expulsion can have life-changing academic and professional consequences. As […]