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WEEKEND.
NOW AT 6:00, INVESTIGATORS
HAVE THEIR HANDS ON A FEDERAL
REPORT THAT SHOWS A SCHOOL
DISTRICT DID NOT DO ENOUGH FAST
ENOUGH WHEN A FEMALE STUDENT
COMPLAINED SHE WAS SEXUALLY
ASSAULTED BY A MALE ATHLETE.
"TARGET 8"'S HENRY ERB
BREAKING THE STORY.
THE DISTRICT'S FAILURE TO
RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO SEX
DISCRIMINATION.
IT IS WELL KNOWN THEY PROVIDE
EQUAL ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES,
BUT IT COVERS ALL KINDS OF
GENDER BIAS.
THE FEMALE HAD A STUDENT
COMPLAINT IN NOVEMBER OF 88 THAT
A FOREST HILL CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL ATHLETE SEXUALLY ASSAULT
HER IN THE BAND ROOM.
THE ATHLETE DENIED IT.
WE COULD NOT DETERMINE, BASED
ON THE EVIDENCE WE LOOKED AT,
WHAT OCCURRED.
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM DECIDED TO
LEAVE IT TO THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT'S CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SAYS UNDER TITLE 9 THE SCHOOL
WAS OBLIGATED TO DO MORE.
IT SAYS THE DISTRICT DID NOT
THOROUGHLY OR PROMPTLY
INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINT, THAT
THE PRINCIPAL DID NOT TAKE THE
STEPS HE COULD HAVE.
THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS A BASIC
ELEMENT IS DOCUMENTING THE CASE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE ALL OUR
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF UNDERSTANDS
WHAT THAT MEANS AND WHAT A SOUND
INVESTIGATION LOOKS LIKE.
THE PRINCIPAL FAILED TO TAKE
NOTES AFTER THE ALLEGATION.
THE PARENTS HAD A LONG DELAY
WITHOUT ALLEGATION AGAINST THE
ATHLETES.
OTHERS STUDENTS SAY SHE WAS
HARASSED AT SCHOOL AND ONLINE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS
THE DISTRICT FAILED TO RESPOND
TO THE COMPLAINTS AND STEPS WERE
NOT ADEQUATE TO KEEP THE
OCCURRENCE FROM REOCCURRING.
WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB IN
UNDERSTANDING WHAT SITUATIONS IN
THE SCHOOL TRIGGER EVEN TITLE 9
ELEMENTS WHERE WE NOT ONLY HAVE
TO DO A TITLE 9 INVESTIGATION,
JUST A STANDARD INVESTIGATION WE
MADE OF ALLEGATIONS AMONG
STUDENTS OR STAFF.
THE FOREST HILL SCHOOL
DISTRICT ENTERED INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION CIVIL RIGHTS TO
RESOLVE THE COMPLAINT THAT
REQUIRES THE DISTRICT TO REVISE