Cabrillo College and Instructor Sued for Title IX violations
Trigger warning: This story contains references to sexual violence. A former Cabrillo College student and mathematics teaching aid is suing both Cabrillo College, for depriving her of her rights and violating Title IX, and Cabrillo mathematics instructor Alex Taurke for sexual assault and sexual battery….
Office for Civil Rights to Visit UCSC
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education will visit UC Santa Cruz to talk to students about how sexual violence is handled on campus. The OCR visit is a part of a Title IX compliance review, as UCSC is currently…
UCSC Added to Nationwide Title IX Investigation
The Title IX office has received 100 reports since July 1 — 48 of which were sexual harassment and 29 were sexual assault. In March, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified UC Santa Cruz that it would be under investigation…