Not Just on College Campuses: Sexual Violence and Title IX in K-12 Schools

Title: Not Just on College Campuses: Sexual Violence and Title IX in K-12 Schools. Our two year journey to dig deeper into OCR complaints.
Presenter: Nan Stein, Ed.D.; Suzanne Schwartz, Esq.; Meredith Clark
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College - 828 Washington St, Wellesley

Just as Title IX sexual violence complaints filed by college students grow monthly, so do complaints filed against K-12 school districts. As of January 4, 2017, 124 sexual violence complaints are under investigation at 110 elementary and secondary institutions.
This conversation/presentation by a senior research scientist (Stein), a lawyer (Schwartz) and a senior Wellesley College student researcher (Clark) is a “work in progress.” Their research journey began in December 2014 when they filed their first Freedom of Information Request (FOIA) to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), requesting information about sexual violence complaints filed against K-12 schools. The presenters will share insights derived from their labyrinth-like quest for information and provide lessons to school employees, students, and families to address and mitigate sexual violence.

Nan Stein, Ed.D. is a senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, where she directs several national research projects on sexual harassment, gender violence, and bullying in schools. She frequently gives lectures, keynote addresses, and training to school personnel, and serves as an expert witness in lawsuits on sexual harassment and child sexual abuse in K-12 schools.

Suzanne Schwartz, Esq. is currently working with Stein to analyze data and form policy insights regarding the nature and severity of sexual violence cases in K-12 schools. Before teaming up with Stein, Schwartz worked as a litigation attorney as well as a victim advocate and conducted research on educational civil rights and bullying law. In her research, she looks at these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective working with educators, parents, academic researchers, and attorneys.

Meredith Clark is a senior psychology major, education studies minor at Wellesley College. As a queer, Asian American, transnational adoptee, Clark is active in the Asian, LGBTQ, and Catholic communities at Wellesley and beyond. Clark currently researches sexual violence in schools at the Wellesley Centers for Women and the psychological effects of body cameras through the Wellesley College psychology department. Her commitment to service integrates the complex facets of her identity as a queer, religious, Chinese-born woman of color.

This program is part of the Lunchtime Seminar Series hosted by the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) at Wellesley College. Lunchtime Seminars are free and open to the public. Most programs are held Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Centers’ Cheever House location (828 Washington St, Wellesley), and parking is available in the on-site parking lot. Bring your lunch; WCW will provide tea and coffee. For accessibility questions, contact Disability Services at Wellesley College ([email protected] or call 781.283.2434).

To check the Lunchtime Seminar Series schedule, visit wcwonline.org/calendar or call 781.283.2500. For those who are unable to attend, many programs are recorded and the audio is posted online at wcwonline.org/audio.

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