No. 22-423

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, dba Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools v. John Doe, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-11-07
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: actionable-harassment actual-knowledge civil-rights deliberate-indifference peer-harassment peer-on-peer-harassment school-district-liability school-liability title-ix
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-01-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

In a peer-on-peer harassment Title IX claim, under what circumstances can a school district be liable when a plaintiff relies on the harassment of others to satisfy the actual knowledge element?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. In a peer-on-peer harassment Title IX claim, under what circumstances can a school district be liable when a plaintiff relies on the harassment of others to satisfy the actual knowledge element? 2. Must a Title IX plaintiff prove further actionable harassment that is caused by the school’s deliberate indifference, or is it sufficient that the plaintiff was left vulnerable to a possibility of harassment? 3. Did the Sixth Circuit err when it reversed the District Court on Respondents’ “after” claims under Title IX where neither Jane nor Sally Doe experienced any further actionable harassment once the school district had actual notice, and where the district responded to Sally Doe’s complaint in an objectively reasonable manner by involving the police and officering social and emotional supports?

Docket Entries

2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-11-21
Waiver of right of respondent John Doe, et al. to respond filed.
2022-11-03

Attorneys

John Doe, et al.
Alexandra Zoe BrodskyPublic Justice, Respondent
Alexandra Zoe BrodskyPublic Justice, Respondent
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, et al.
Melissa Sue RobergeMetropolitan Government Department of Law, Petitioner
Melissa Sue RobergeMetropolitan Government Department of Law, Petitioner