APPEALS COURT Rules You Can Only Sue Your Own College for Violating Title IX
One of the more comical disputes in Title IX litigation happened between Kansas State University and the University of Kansas three years ago, when the latter was being sued by a student it expelled for off-campus behavior alleged by his ex-girlfriend during summer break. Kansas State went to the trouble of filing a friend-of-the-court brief against KU, telling the judge that universities are under no legal obligation to police the behavior of students when it happens outside of an “education program or activity.” In an opinion published Wednesday, the three-judge panel said the allegations by “Jane Doe” “failed to allege sufficient facts for a plausible Title IX claim against Brown,” and upheld the district court’s ruling in favor of Brown.
thecollegefix.com By Greg Piper
