Owen J. Roberts School District

Training Materials for Title IX Personnel: § 106.45(b)(1)(iii) & § 106.45(b)(10)(i)(D)

The Title IX Rule requires schools’ Title IX personnel to be unbiased and free from conflicts of interest.  Title IX personnel include the Title IX Coordinator, any investigator, any decision-maker, and any person who facilities an informal resolution.  Effective August 14, 2020, all OJRSD Title IX personnel will be trained as follows:

• On Title IX’s definition of “sexual harassment” (5:03)
• On the scope of the school’s education program or activity (7:53)
• On how to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue (23:02)
• On how to conduct an investigation (39:17)
• On the grievance process (30:37)
• On how to avoid conflicts of interest and bias (50:20)
• Decision-makers must receive training on any technology to be used at a live hearing, and on issues of relevance of questions and evidence, including when questions and evidence about a complainant’s sexual predisposition or prior sexual behavior are not relevant
• Investigators must receive training on issues of relevance to create an investigative report that fairly summarizes relevant evidence (52:10)

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