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Student sexual harassment in New York City is illegal under the guidelines of Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972. According to Title IX, discrimination based on sex against all students, teachers, and employees is illegal.
This includes sexual harassment. For over 25 years, the experienced attorneys at the Derek Smith Law Group have helped victims of student sexual harassment or Title IX violations, receive the compensation they deserve.
Student sexual harassment occurs when a student experienced unwanted sexual contact or advances by another student, teacher/professor, administrator, or an employee within a school.
This can occur throughout all levels of education, from elementary school through college and beyond. Anyone attending an institution for the purposes of learning, whether taking one class (like a dance class at a studio) or a full-time enrolled student at a university, can be considered a student and can be the victim of student sexual harassment.
In New York City, there are federal and state laws that help protect you is you are a student victim of sexual harassment.
There are two types of student sexual harassment claims in New York City: Quid Pro Quo (this for that) and a hostile environment. You must show evidence for one of these two claims when filing a lawsuit for student sexual harassment.
Student sexual harassment can take many forms. It can come from other students, teachers or professors, employees, or administrators. Some examples of student sexual harassment include, but are not limited to:
Under Title IX, you have a time limit of 180 days of sexual harassment to file your claim with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). However, if you choose to file a complaint with the federal court without going through OCR, New York gives you 3 years to file a complaint of student sexual harassment.
If you are filing a claim under DASA, the statute requires that you file a complaint using the proper form with the New York State Education Department within 1 year of the sexual harassment incident.
Under the New York City Department of Education Chancellor’s Regulations, A-831, a complaint must be filed with the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management (OEO) within 1 year of the harassment.
As a victim of student sexual harassment in New York City, it makes sense that you would want to get the relief you deserve and go back to learning. Some of the available remedies in New York City courts include, but are not limited to:
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The length of time a lawsuit for student sexual harassment may take to settle depends on the parties involved and the details of the case. If your school and harasser are willing to negotiate a fair settlement prior to going to trial, the case may settle in as little as 4 to 6 months. However, if the case goes to trial, it may take 8 months to a year or more to prepare for trial. The trial may then last anywhere from a few days to several weeks before a judgment is entered.
If you are the victim of student sexual harassment, there are a few things you can do while you prepare to file your lawsuit.
Students are entitled to learn in an environment free from sexual harassment from their professors, teachers, administrators, employees, or even fellow students. Anything less is unacceptable.
If you are the victim of student sexual harassment in New York City, the experienced attorneys at the Derek Smith Law Group (including our team of former sex-crimes prosecutors) are happy to help.
Contact us today at (212) 587-0760 for a free consultation. We do not collect any money until we help you win your case.
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