{"id":662,"date":"2017-06-30T16:38:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T16:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/campuscounselnewengland\/?p=662"},"modified":"2020-07-31T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:27:55","slug":"federal-court-denies-bid-to-dismiss-hostile-education-environment-claim-where-student-was-unaware-of-remedial-measures-taken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/campuscounselnewengland\/2017\/06\/30\/federal-court-denies-bid-to-dismiss-hostile-education-environment-claim-where-student-was-unaware-of-remedial-measures-taken\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Court Denies Bid to Dismiss Hostile Education Environment Claim Where Student Was Unaware of Remedial Measures Taken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the recent case of <em>Doe v. University of North Texas Board of Regents<\/em>, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas denied the University\u2019s motion for summary judgment on a claim of hostile education environment harassment.\u00a0 The student, Doe, had reported a sexual assault by a former adjunct professor who also worked in the school library.\u00a0 Following the report, the University reassigned the accused\u2019s teaching responsibilities, and though it kept him on as a full-time library employee, the University assigned him to a remote location in the library.\u00a0 The University did not inform Doe of the measures that it took to reduce, if not eliminate, the chances that Doe would encounter the accused on campus, and Doe asserted that she remained fearful of running into him and therefore remained in her apartment for weeks at a time, missing classes and avoiding social activities.\u00a0 Ultimately, Doe filed a claim against the University, claiming that its actions created a hostile education environment.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Court allowed Doe\u2019s claim to go to a jury.\u00a0 In particular, the Court rejected the University\u2019s argument that Doe\u2019s subjective fear of running into the accused on campus could not create a hostile education environment.\u00a0 Instead, the Court decided that the University\u2019s failure to inform Doe of the remedial actions it had taken to lessen the chances of any encounter with the accused could have created a hostile education environment, particularly where Doe in fact missed classes, skipped social activities and otherwise withdrew from campus life in order to avoid the accused.\u00a0 The Court found that it was for a jury to decide whether Doe\u2019s claim was valid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Client Tip:<\/strong> <em>This case underscores the need for institutions to take prompt and effective remedial action in the Title IX context, and further highlights the need to keep the student informed of the status of the investigation and any measures that have been implemented in response to the complaint.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the recent case of Doe v. 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