Posted on 02/09/2016 6:19:21 PM PST by Olog-hai
A lawsuit filed by a group of women alleges that the University of Tennessee has violated Title IX regulations and created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assaults by student-athletes.
The federal suit filed Tuesday in Nashville states Tennessee's policies made students more vulnerable to sexual assault and says that the school had a "clearly unreasonable response" after incidents that caused the women making complaints to endure additional harassment. The suit also states the university interfered with the disciplinary process to favor male athletes. [...]
The suit was filed by David Randolph Smith, a lawyer representing six unidentified plaintiffs, against the University of Tennessee and the director of the office of student conduct and community standards. No individual were named as defendants in the complaint. ...
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I would love to see Title IX repealed—it’s become one of the biggest clubs the left using against everyone in colleges and universities, has created an atmosphere of terror, and has gone far beyond what was originally intended.
“University of Tennessee tells staff and students to stop using ‘he’ and ‘she’ - and switch to ‘xe’, ‘zir’ and ‘xyr’ instead”
That language concoction is bizarre! What idiot thought that up!
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