Anne Bubnic
2-4 cite the following cases:
1. Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District (1998), the U.S. Supreme Court found that a district was liable for an employee's harassment of a student when district officials knew of the harassment and failed to take any corrective action
2. Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education: Supreme Court found that a person can bring a private lawsuit against a school system under Title IX for student on student sexual harassment. (This is the case that established the "deliberate indifference" standard.)
3. Stowe Regional High School Board of Education v. P.S., the 3rd Circuit Appeals Court ruled that a school system's failure to prevent bullying and harassment based on a disability resulted in a failure to provide a free appropriate public education as required by the IDEA.
"In wake of these Supreme Court decisions, federal and state courts have applied the "deliberate indifference" standard to allegations that extend beyond gender discrimination to other types of harassment and bullying."
