(Papers to be published in Western New England College Law Review)
One or more additional presenters will be selected from a call for papers.
In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, a law seeking to eliminate sex discrimination in all facets of federally funded education. Forty years later, we will assess the extent to which Title IX has achieved this goal. This extended program will examine current issues about the statute's application in three contexts. First, a panel of Title IX experts will debate the law's ever-controversial measure for equity in athletic opportunities (including the proportionality test as one means of compliance) as well as other legal issues on the horizon for Title IX's application to athletics. Next, panelists will examine the 2006 regulatory amendments that provided more latitude for single-sex classrooms in K-12 public education, evaluating whether such reform might address the achievement gap and/or promote gender stereotypes. Finally, a panel of scholars will discuss Title IX's application to bullying and harassment, which has captured public attention in the wake of recent events in both K-12 and higher education. Responding to increasing awareness of bullying that targets students because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, government regulators have committed to stronger enforcement of this aspect of the law. These efforts raise questions about the standard for holding schools liable for peer abuse, the concurrent roles of public and private enforcement, and best practices for protecting students from peer abuse.
Business Meeting of Education Law at Program Conclusion.
Business Meeting of Law and Sports at Program Conclusion.