Title IX and School Employee Sexual Misconduct: How K-12 Schools Respond in the Wake of an Incident

Autor/inn/en	Grant, Billie-Jo E.; Wilkerson, Stephanie B.; Pelton, L. deKoven; Cosby, Anne C.; Henschel, Molly M.
Titel	Title IX and School Employee Sexual Misconduct: How K-12 Schools Respond in the Wake of an Incident
Quelle	In: Educational Administration Quarterly, 55 (2019) 5, S.841-866 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-161X
DOI	10.1177/0013161X19838030
Schlagwörter	Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation; School Personnel; Elementary Secondary Education; Sexual Abuse; School Policy; Victims of Crime; At Risk Students; Teacher Student Relationship; Legal Responsibility; Sexual Harassment; School Districts; Prevention; Training; Disclosure; Law Enforcement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Schulpersonal; Sexueller Missbrauch; Schulpolitik; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Strafmündigkeit; Sexuelle Belästigung; School district; Schulbezirk; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ausbildung; Gesetzesvollzug
Abstract	Purpose: To help protect students from school employee sexual misconduct, this qualitative case study examines implementation of school employee sexual misconduct policies in five geographically and demographically diverse school districts that experienced incidents of school employee sexual misconduct in 2014. Method: Data were collected from 92 school employees and county officials from five school districts from January 2016 to September 2017 via interviews (N = 41) and 10 focus groups (N = 51), as well as through document and policy reviews. Findings: This article outlines findings with regard to the key elements of Title IX guidance including: (a) policies and procedures; (b) prevention; (c) training for staff, students, and parents; (d) reporting; (e) investigations; and (f) response. Although participants reported improvements in these areas after incidents, various challenges, including a lack of understanding of Title IX requirements, continue to affect district-level approaches to sexual misconduct policies. Implications: Recommendations are that school districts review their policy and implementation efforts to determine if they are compliant with Title IX guidance. Researchers also recommend that the federal and state departments of education establish accountability measures to track policy implementation and ensure school districts comply with Title IX guidance and provide high-quality low-cost training options. Further examination of how often these cases occur, victim and offender characteristics, effects on victims and school communities, criminal justice responses, and the effectiveness of prevention efforts are also recommended. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01