Nex Benedict's school failed students, federal investigation finds
1 day ago · 0:58. A U.S. Department of Education investigation that began after the death of student Nex Benedict found that Owasso Public Schools has repeatedly failed to address sexual harassment, resulting in a culture of deliberate indifference to students' civil rights. The Tulsa-area school district came under scrutiny after 16-year-old Nex Benedict ...
Federal investigation uncovers civil rights violations at Owasso ...
17 hours ago · A federal investigation into Owasso Public Schools following the death of a nonbinary student earlier this year reveals the district violated federal rules when it came to reporting sexual harassment. ... While the USDE news release says the district entered into the agreement to “remedy violations of Title IX,” district spokesperson Jordan ...
Nex Benedict’s School District Repeatedly Failed to Protect ... - Them
1 day ago · Nearly nine months after the death of nonbinary Choctaw high schooler Nex Benedict in Oklahoma, the U.S. Department of Education announced this week that Owasso Public Schools had repeatedly violated Title IX for years by ignoring reports of sexual harassment and abuse, creating an unsafe learning environment for students. In a press release on ...
Nex Benedict's school failed students, investigation finds - USA …
1 day ago · 0:00. 1:19. A federal investigation found an Oklahoma school district that came under national scrutiny this year after the fatal overdose of an LGBTQ+ teen repeatedly failed to protect its ...
School where Nex Benedict attended failed to protect students …
14 hours ago · Owasso Public School district’s inaction ‘rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil ...
Probe after Benedict death shows harassment reporting violations …
19 hours ago · Students gather outside Owasso High School on Feb. 26, 2024 to remember Nex Benedict. A federal investigation into Owasso Public Schools following the death of a nonbinary student earlier this year reveals the district violated federal rules when it came to reporting sexual harassment. 16-year-old Owasso student Nex Benedict died by suicide in ...
Department of Education deems Nex Benedict’s Oklahoma school …
1 day ago · Nex Benedict poses outside their family’s home in Owasso, Okla., in December 2023. Police in Oklahoma are investigating the death of Benedict, a 16-year-old student who died a day after an ...
Nex Benedict's school district agrees to address Title IX ... - ABC News
1 day ago · After Benedict, a 16-year-old nonbinary student, died by suicide following a physical altercation in an Owasso High School bathroom, the district still failed to take steps to implement Title IX ...
Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after ...
1 day ago · OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school agreeing to develop policies to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment, federal officials announced Wednesday.. The February death of 16-year-old Owasso High School student Nex Benedict took place the day after a fight with several girls in ...
After suicide of nonbinary teen, DOE finds multiple Title IX …
12 hours ago · The DOE’s Office of Civil Rights announced a resolution Wednesday with the Owasso Public School District to remedy Title IX violations linked to sexual harassment in district schools.