· This article discusses the pressure Title IX reporters experience. 

· It acknowledges the stress and internal/external ethical questions they face. 

· There are several Title IX coordinator/representative stories included in the article. They detail job loss, both voluntarily and non, due to the circumstances revolving cases.  One of those stories is Andrea Goldblum’s, who was let go from her position at University of Cincinnati after she responded to Title IX concerns (Brown, 2019).

· This article discusses how the Baylor University scandal impacted counseling services. 

· The counseling department has since received an increased budget to $900,0000.

· It also states how the office offers assistance for “anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, and substance abuse” issues as well as eating disorders (Palmer, 2020).

a.Statutory Law

b.  https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1681&num=0&edition=prelim

c. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded, educational programs and activities ((20 U.S. Code § 1681).

a. Statutory Law

b.      https://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00212F.HTM

c. Tex SB 212 requires institutions to terminate employees who do not report or misreport a Title IX violation. It also allows for charges to be brought against the employee and requires for an institutions to release an employee from their duties  (Tex SB 212).

Some best practices include:

·Training: It is important to train students and employees about prevention. Training should also be provided about how to report and the process involved with it,

·Policy: The official law verbiage can be intimating, but employees and students need to understand policy.

·Resources: Institutions should build a community of resources to provide students the best service to assist them in time of crisis. 

Title IX is constantly being reviewed and updated. Case impact the law and the way it is applied at the college level, so it is crucial for college representatives stay updated and educated. 

 

Griselda Sanchez, Coordinator of Transition Services (Former Director of Student Services)
 https://www.tstc.edu/student_life/titleix

a.Administrative Law

b. https://www.tstc.edu/governance/hr

c.This is a TSTC Statewide Operating Standard that supports Title IX. This SOS ensures that the college will do everything in its’ power to make TSTC free of sexual misconduct and gender-based discrimination. It also protects victims from any form of retaliation (TSTC, SOS HR 2.4.15). 

· Provide training for students, faculty, and staff regarding how to prevent Title IX violations and how to report them.

· Create a database of institutional and community representatives to help students, faculty, and staff through the process—counseling, legal aid, etc.

· Understand policy and stay up-to-date on new laws and regulations. 

· Provide print and online information pieces and resources for guests, students, staff, and faculty.

· Institutions need to know their students and their background to increase the campus safety.

· When in doubt, ask questions.

a. Statutory Law

b.      https://www.legis.state.tx.us/Search/DocViewer.aspx?ID=86RHB017355B&QueryText=%221735%22&DocType=B

c. TX HB 1735 is closely connected to Tex SB 212 and other similar laws. It requires institutions “adopt a policy on sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking” (TX HB 1735). It goes on to define what sexual harassment is. The allows for institutions to be fined, and the fine cannot be paid with by federal funding (TX HB 1735).

a. Judicial Law
b. https://1-next-westlaw-com.easydb.angelo.edu/Document/I05ff0774b86c11dbb38df5bc58c34d92/View/FullText.html?navigationPath=Search%2Fv1%2Fresults%2Fnavigation%2Fi0ad62aee0000017069ff249f778fc663%3FNav%3DCASE%26fragmentIdentifier%3DI05ff0774b86c11dbb38df5bc58c34d92%26parentRank%3D0%26startIndex%3D1%26contextData%3D%2528sc.Search%2529%26transitionType%3DSearchItem&listSource=Search&listPageSource=da557189807edabf737c3638fa6ec713&list=ALL&rank=1&sessionScopeId=9f5e05b74d98e010a00d1bbdb34665faa0dd36b4425fe5c4ba7cec6ff167b968&originationContext=Search%20Result&transitionType=SearchItem&contextData=%28sc.Search%29