Court Permits Title IX Cover-Up/Libel Claims Against Maryland—Baltimore County To Continue

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer When Brian Barrio, a successful athletic director at Central Connecticut State, was recruited for the same position at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2019, he was allegedly assured that there were no significant Title IX issues lurking in the shadows. Five years after he accepted the AD position, Barrio was terminated for supposedly mishandling Title IX complaints that he had been told did not exist. Barrio responded with a complaint a