After student suicide, Oklahoma district agrees to address Title IX violations
The Department of Education announced that Oklahoma's Owasso Public Schools has agreed to “remedy violations of Title IX” following LGBTQ+ student Nex Benedict's death.
Nex Benedict’s Oklahoma school district violated federal law, investigation finds
Owasso Public Schools, the district where Nex Benedict died following a fight at school, violated federal law, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Nex Benedict’s District Was ‘Indifferent to Students’ Civil Rights,’ Feds Find
A photograph of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died a day after a fight in a high school restroom, is projected during a candlelight service at Point A Gallery, on Feb. 24, in Oklahoma City. Federal officials determined the district was "deliberately indifferent to students' civil rights" based on its responses to reports of sexual harassment.
Department of Education deems Nex Benedict’s Oklahoma school district in violation of Title IX
The Department of Education announced Wednesday that the Owasso school district in Oklahoma violated Title IX due to sexual harassment in its schools, a finding that comes months after the death of Nex Benedict.
Oklahoma school district where trans teen Nex Benedict died violated Title IX, Department of Education finds
The district must take corrective action after it was found to violate the rights of LGBTQ+ students and others who were bullied.
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