Court Limits Title IX Damages to Educational Opportunities in Roe v. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD

By Dr. Rachel S. Silverman In 2014, when Jane Roe was a freshman at Cypress Creek High School, she was sexually assaulted by another student. She reported the assault and ongoing harassment to Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (CFISD). She claims CFISD responded with deliberate indifference, failed to investigate or offer academic or emotional support, and recommended she drop out of school, which she did in 2016. She later went on to earn her GED. Roe filed a lawsuit under Title IX and initially also