M.D. Ex Rel. Deweese v. Bowling Green Independent School District

THAPAR, Circuit Judge.

There can be no doubt: M.D. is a serious cheerleader who does well at her sport. Sadly, this suit is about a dark incident that marked her otherwise-bright career. A few years ago, a teammate on M.D.’s high-school cheerleading squad sexually assaulted her as they traveled home from a competition. After M.D. reported the assault, her school suspended her attacker and sent him to an alternative school for the remainder of the semester. She now claims that the school’s response was inadequate under Title IX.

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On the long drive home from the national cheerleading…