Department of Education Encourages Schools to Exercise Discretion Beyond 2020 Title IX Requirements

By Susan D. Friedfel, Monica H. Khetarpal, Carol R. Ashley, Crystal L. Tyler and Laura A. Ahrens, of Jackson Lewis P.C. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released its Questions and Answers on the Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment (July 2021) and Appendix with sample policies (Q & A), which represents the most extensive discussion to date by OCR under Biden-Harris Administration of the 2020 Title IX amendm