Frostburg State University, in Maryland, violated the federal gender-equity law known as Title IX in its handling of sexual-violence cases, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced on Friday in a news release.
After a prolonged investigation, the office found that Frostburg State had failed to respond promptly to complaints, including an alleged sexual assault, and did not end a sexually hostile environment for two students, the release said.
Among the office’s many findings, the investigation revealed that incidents off-campus or involving nonstudent victims or perpetrators were not fully investigated or, in some cases, investigated at all.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/frostburg-state-violated-title-ix-education-dept-finds/114163
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