Davis V. Monroe County Board Of Education Case Study

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Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on May 24, 1999, ruled (5–4) that, under Title IX of the Federal Education Amendments (1972), school boards are liable for failing to stop student-on-student sexual harassment under certain circumstances. The case centred on LaShonda Davis, a fifth grader in Monroe county, Georgia. Over a six-month period in 1992–93, a classmate identified as G.F. allegedly sexually harassed or abused Davis (and others) by attempting to fondle her, touching her, and directing offensive language toward her. An example of G.F.’s behaviour occurred in December 1992, when he allegedly tried to touch Davis’s breasts and genital area, telling her, “I want to get in bed with you” and