Lindsey Davis, Michelle Lewis and Brenna Wildt Write Campus Safety Magazine Article About Title IX Revisions, Significance for Schools
Lindsey Davis, Michelle Lewis and Brenna Wildt, all Quarles & Brady Labor & Employment attorneys, wrote an article for Campus Safety Magazine about the new Title IX regulations that will officially be released on April 29, 2024, and take effect on August 1, 2024. Davis, Lewis and Wildt explain what this means for schools and how they can do to prepare prior to the compliance deadline.
An excerpt:
Through numerous expanded definitions and scope clarifications, the revised regulations operate to bring additional conduct and incidents within a college or university’s Title IX purview.
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Colleges and Universities should act now to ensure that their Title IX policy and procedures are reviewed, appropriately updated, and published by the August 1, 2024 deadline, and that staff are properly trained to ensure compliance. The Department of Education has shared a resource to assist educational institutions in drafting updated policies.
In addition to undertaking these compliance measures, colleges and universities should identify core team members to develop a communications plan regarding the rollout of updated policies and procedures and be prepared to answer questions regarding what has changed from members of the campus community.