Fifteen ‘Jane Does’ Sue Baylor University for Title IX Violations

By Courtney L. Flowers, Ph.D.   On April 1, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas granted 15 plaintiffs a motion to seek compensatory damages and costs against Baylor University for violating their Title IX rights. Specifically, each Jane Doe claimed the institution failed to provide them essential procedural protection and equitable investigation in reporting sexual assault by a fellow Baylor student.   The four-year old case focuses on the private, christ