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ROOM 1545  \nSAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102  \nREGION IX  \nCALIFORNIA  \nApril 10, 2018  \nSENT VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLY  \nMarc Tessier-Lavigne President  \nStanford University Office of the President Building 10  \nStanford, California 94305-2061  \n(In reply, please refer to OCR case nos. 09-15-2070, 09-15-2405, 09-16-2213) Dear President Tessier-Lavigne:  \nThis letter is to inform you that the U.S. Department of Education (the Department), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has completed its investigation of the above-referenced complaints against Stanford University (University) . On February 26, 2015, OCR accepted for investigation a complaint filed by Student A (case no. 09-15-2070) on behalf of herself and other students alleging that the University failed to respond promptly and equitably to reports and complaints of sexual violence and sexual harassment in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), as amended, 20  \nU.S.C. § 1681 et seq., and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 106. Subsequently, OCR received complaints against the University filed by two other individuals, hereinafter Students B and C, raising similar allegations, which OCR accepted for investigation on July 23, 2015 and April 18, 2016 (OCR case nos. 09-15-2405 and 09-16-2213) . OCR consolidated the three cases for investigation and resolution. OCR is responsible for enforcing Title IX and its implementing regulation, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from the Department. The University is a recipient of financial assistance from the Department. Therefore, OCR had jurisdiction to investigate this matter under Title IX. OCR investigated the following issues:  \nA. Whether the University complied with Title IX requirements regarding development and dissemination of notice of nondiscrimination pursuant to 34 C. F. R. § 106.9;  \nB. Whether the University complied with Title IX requirements regarding designation and notice of a Title IX coordinator pursuant to 34 C. F. R § 106.8(a);  \nC. Whether the University’s sexual harassment and sexual violence policies and procedures, as written, comply with Title IX and the regulation pursuant to 34 C. F. R § 106.8(b);  \nD. Whether the University provided a prompt and equitable response to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence of which it had notice, including complaints from Student A, B, and C 1, pursuant to 34 C. F. R. §§ 106.31 and 106.8; and  \nE. Whether the University’s failure to provide a prompt and equitable response to oral reports and written complaints of sexual harassment and sexual violence allowed affected students to be subjected to or to continue to be subjected to a sexually hostile environment pursuant to 34  \nC. F. R. §§ 106.31 and 106.8.  \nSUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION AND BACKGROUND  \nThe University is a private university located in Palo Alto, California with more than 16,000 students. Oral reports and written complaints of sexual harassment, including sexual violence, filed by students are generally investigated in the first instance by the Title IX Office 2. The University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) provides law enforcement, security, and emergency services on campus 24 hours a day. DPS can initiate a simultaneous criminal investigation that is separate from the University’s Title IX process.  \nTo investigate these matters, OCR reviewed documentation submitted by the University and the Complainants, including: the University’s Title IX policies and procedures in effect as of December 1, 2017; its notices of nondiscrimination and descriptions of training on sexual harassment and sexual violence for the 2015-2016 through 2016-2017 academic years; the University’s response to 147 oral reports or written complaints of sexual harassment and/or sexual violence received from June 1, 201","cbCaihtamSQicDcH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihtamSQicDcH","pdf",481775,36,"English","# Summary of Investigation and Background\n## Investigated Issues Under Title IX\n## Documentation Reviewed and Interviews Conducted","[{\"question\":\"What triggered OCR’s investigation of Stanford University under Title IX?\",\"answer\":\"OCR investigated complaints filed by students alleging Stanford failed to respond promptly and equitably to reports and complaints of sexual violence and sexual harassment in violation of Title IX.\"},{\"question\":\"Which areas did OCR examine during the investigation?\",\"answer\":\"OCR examined notice of nondiscrimination, designation and notice of the Title IX coordinator, whether sexual harassment and sexual violence policies and procedures complied with Title IX, the prompt and equitable response to incidents, and whether failures led to a sexually hostile environment.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence and process did OCR use to conduct the investigation?\",\"answer\":\"OCR reviewed Stanford’s Title IX policies, nondiscrimination notices, training descriptions, response records, and investigative files, and it interviewed complainants and university personnel, including through onsite focus group and phone or office-hours interviews.\"}]","Stanford University Title IX Investigation Letter | PDF",1789493036,13]