Legal Opinion
Porto v. Town of Tewksbury
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 30, 2007No. 06-1994, 06-2139PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case asks us to determine when a school system may be liable under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., for student-on-student sexual harassment. In Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, the Supreme Court stated that a school system may not be held hable for student-on-student sexual harassment unless the system has been “deliberately indifferent,” which, in the Title IX context, requires that the school system’s response to harassment be “clearly unreasonable in light of the circumstances.” 526 U.S. 629, 648, 119 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Davis Ex Rel. LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Marketa Wills v. Brown UniversityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Walton v. Nalco Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Bisbal-Ramos v. City of MayagüezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by77 opinions
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