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Lawsuit alleges Tennessee has 'hostile sexual environment' (University of Tennessee)
Associated Press ^ | Feb 9, 2016 7:08 PM EST | Steve Megargee

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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: education; tennessee; titleix; univoftennessee

1 posted on 02/09/2016 6:19:21 PM PST by Olog-hai
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2 posted on 02/09/2016 6:21:15 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: Olog-hai

I would love to see Title IX repealed—it’s become one of the biggest clubs the left using against everyone in colleges and universities, has created an atmosphere of terror, and has gone far beyond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.


3 posted on 02/09/2016 6:29:24 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: Olog-hai

“University of Tennessee tells staff and students to stop using ‘he’ and ‘she’ - and switch to ‘xe’, ‘zir’ and ‘xyr’ instead”

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3214567/University-Tennessee-tells-staff-students-stop-using-switch-xe-zir-xyr-instead.html


4 posted on 02/09/2016 6:31:38 PM PST by Faith Presses On (Make this Unborn Children and "The Center for Medical Progress" Awareness Week)
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To: Faith Presses On

That language concoction is bizarre! What idiot thought that up!


5 posted on 02/09/2016 9:02:04 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The Bush family needs to just go away. The Clinton family needs just to go to prison.)
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