Rosa H., Individually and as Next Friend of Deborah H. v. San Elizario Independent School District, San Elizario Independent School District

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1997-02-17

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PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: This case requires us to decide whether Title IX, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1688 , creates liability on the part of a public school district that negligently fails to prevent an instructor from sexually abusing a student. We hold that it does not. In order to hold a school district liable under Title IX for teach…

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