In this case, the OCR found virtually everything wrong and, therefore, a violation of Title IX’s protections against discrimination. The case involved a student expelled in April 2015, just before he would have graduated, after being accused of helping to set up and watch the live streaming of a friend engaged in sex with a female student. Said the OCR: “The College’s failure to interview the accused Student impacted the College’s investigation and resolution of the Student’s case. Without any information regarding the accused Student’s responses to the allegations, the College was limited in its ability to obtain all potential relevant evidence, which, in turn, made the decisions it undertook potentially based on insufficient information. “Likewise, the College’s failure to share information with the accused student, as well as the College’s provision of misinformation to the accused Student, limited his ability to fully participate in the process.”

Source: National Post October 13, 2016 20:42 UTC