✅ ATIXA Tip of the Week: SPOO? SORP? Nope. SPOO (Severe, Pervasive, and Objectively Offensive) and SORP (Severe OR Pervasive/Persistent) seem kind of similar – especially to ears not trained in parsing legal terms – but they are not. Learn more: loom.ly/-g_RtDM

✅ATIXA Tip of the Week: Hiring an Independent Firm to Guard Against Bias Allegations Should you update your current practices to remove opportunities for bias or conflicts of interest? Learn more: loom.ly/IH3qOXk #ATIXA

✅ ATIXA Tip of the Week: Racial Bias in Student Discipline (OCR Resolution Agreement with California School District) Schools and districts need an administrator overseeing compliance with federal laws in order to avoid costly noncompliance. Learn more: loom.ly/9tLQp6A

✅ ATIXA Tip of the Week: Navigating Accommodations for Pregnancy & Related Conditions Title IX Coordinators are responsible for addressing all forms of sex- and gender-based discrimination, including an individual’s pregnancy status or conditions: loom.ly/KI27Xts

📣Title IX Regulations Now Expected in March 2024📣 An important update from the U.S. Department of Education has been released. Read the latest: reginfo.gov/public/do/eAge…

✅ ATIXA Tip of the Week: The Equity Walk: A Required Exercise for Athletic Administrators While a school's Title IX Coordinator oversees compliance, athletic admins play a vital role in achieving it through an equity walk: loom.ly/6QORf2g

So, where are we now? OCR has completed its draft and redraft, the preamble, and responses to nearly 360,000 comments. The regulations are coming, no doubt, but the question is when.

A few months of reporting, heartbreaking phone calls with sexual assault survivors, discussions with U.S. Department of Education, and hundreds of court documents later, K-12 Dive published its analysis today of how schools have passed the buck on Title IX responsibilities. k12dive.com/news/title-ix-…

✅ ATIXA Tip of the Week: Preparing to Transition to an Interim Title IX Coordinator Choosing an interim Coordinator should not be a hasty decision. Please take a look at our latest on preparing to transition to an interim Title IX Coordinator: loom.ly/e59CqR4

✅ ATIXA Tip of the Week: Supporting Retention Efforts: Title IX Syllabus Statements Syllabus statements help raise awareness of two important resources and reduce barriers to accessing them. Learn more: loom.ly/PvtQpgQ

#FAIRisComing 2.5.24

Another fantastic day of professional learning at the ATIXA winter training and certification symposium. This material will benefit all of our students, faculty, and staff Brockton Public Schools!

#FAIRisComing 2.5.24

After a fantastic week of professional learning and certification courses in all aspects of Title IX, I can’t wait to get back to the office tomorrow and begin to apply all that I’ve learned. Thanks ATIXA for a truly great experience in Orlando!

🔔 Breaking News: OCR Reaches Agreement to Resolve Antisemitic Harassment in Red Clay Consolidated School District 🔔 Read the resolution agreement: hubs.li/Q02j1Bc80 Rea the letter to Red Clay: hubs.li/Q02j1C1w0

When students, parents, faculty, and staff trust the objectivity of their educational institutions, it leads to better incident reporting and safer environments. We intend to restore that trust and objectivity and the result is The FAIR Center. hubs.li/Q02jShBN0

Join us February 29th, at 2:00pm ET for an insightful webinar where you will discover how The FAIR Center can enhance your complaint resolution process as we delve into the advantages of using an external partner for complaint resolution. hubs.li/Q02k8_G60