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Springfield News Sun
Sex harassment
complaints under Title IX greatly increase at colleges
By Max Filby
Complaints filed under Title IX at U.S. colleges increased nearly five
times over 20 years, a new study shows.
Title IX is the a gender-equity law used to prevent discrimination at
American colleges that receive federal financial assistance. From 1994
to 2014, the number of complaints filed increased by around 1,100 or
so, according to an analysis of the Yale study conducted by Inside
Higher Ed.
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Complaints related to college admissions and classes are the most
common but reports related to athletics and sexual harassment increased
dramatically over the 20 year period the study examined.
The study attributes the increase to a widening understanding of
discrimination. Greater access to Title IX information is also thought
to be a factor that local colleges have often cited.
Gov. John Kasich in February asked the Ohio Department of Higher
Education to review Title IX practices on college campuses after the
Larry Nassar case came to light at Michigan State University. The
department conducted a survey of all colleges with athletics programs
and is compiling the results for future use, officials have said.
There are 18 federal Title IX investigations currently active at Ohio
colleges, including seven at Dayton area schools.
With three ongoing probes, Miami University and the College of Wooster
had the most active investigations in the state, according to records
from the U.S. Department of Education. Ohio State University and the
University of Cincinnati which each have two active probes.
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