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If you believe your Title IX rights have been violated, don’t hesitate to call our highly experienced Title IX and Conduct Code attorney at Trenton Makes Law, LLC at (609) 789-0633 as soon as possible to discuss your situation.

Specifically, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.) prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of sex in educational institutions that receive federal funds of any kind. Such institutions include colleges and universities, local school districts, and for-profit and charter schools. 

Additionally, Title IX applies to federally funded educational programs at museums, libraries, prisons, and other institutions.

The heart of Title IX reads : “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program receiving Federal financial assistance…”

Students and employees have many different rights under Title IX, including rights that prohibit gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and unlawful retaliation. Gender discrimination can occur against females, males, and transgender individuals.  

Further, section (a)(8) of the act also extends protections to students who are also parents, meaning that if a school provides mother-daughter services or activities to it students or staff, it should provide comparable father-son opportunities (and visa versa).

Potentially unlawful retaliation under the act includes any type of adverse treatment in response to reporting potentially unlawful discrimination or harassment. Examples of adverse retaliatory treatment against students can include the following:

• Denial of permission to participate on an athletic team, a reduction in the amount of playing time, or change to a less-desirable position on the team
• Reduction in grades in academic courses
• Harassment or other mistreatment on the athletic field or in the classroom
• Suspension or expulsion from a program or from the institution.

Rider University

College of New Jersey

Thomas Edison State University

Mercer County Community College

Trenton Public Schools

• Sexual assault and harassment
• Stalking and Domestic Violence on Campus
• Inequitable treatment or funding of athletic programs and opportunities
• Pregnancy discrimination
• Employment discrimination
• Bullying
• Opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) or career technical education (CTE)
• Disparate disciplinary policies based on gender