The University of Toledo must face a lawsuit by a student who says it was indifferent to her allegations of sexual harassment by an instructor, the Sixth Circuit said Wednesday, after holding that the standard for deliberate indifference to student-on-student harassment didn’t apply.
Jaycee Wamer and faculty member Kevin O’Korn complained in May 2018 about unwanted sexual advances made by Eric Tyger, an instructor of Wamer’s. The university’s Title IX Office closed its investigation without taking any action. As a result, Wamer changed her major and enrolled in online classes to avoid Tyger, the lawsuit says.
O’Korn contacted a more ...
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