San Jose State Violates Title IX, Faces Retaliation Lawsuits: University Failed to Protect Student-Athletes from Athletic Trainer Sexual Harassment

By Erica J. Zonder and Jodi Schumacher On June 29th, 2020, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (“Department”) notified San Jose State University (SJSU) that a Title IX compliance review was being initiated specifically related to employee-on-student sexual harassment and related retaliation against two employees within Athletics at SJSU.   After investigation, the Department found “significant failures” by SJSU (USDOJ, 2021b, p. 13) in terms of their handl