Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
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Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that schools receiving federal funds can be liable under Title IX for student-on-student sexual harassment when they are deliberately indifferent to known acts of harassment that are severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T913284 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education Context triple: [Title IX, notableCase, Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education]
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Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education was an 1899 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation in public education by allowing a Georgia county to close a Black high school while maintaining white schools, reinforcing the “separate but equal” doctrine later challenged in Brown v. Board of Education.
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Plyler v. Doe
Plyler v. Doe is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held states cannot deny free public education to children based on their immigration status, recognizing such exclusion as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
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Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in public school student assignment plans under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education Target entity description: Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that schools receiving federal funds can be liable under Title IX for student-on-student sexual harassment when they are deliberately indifferent to known acts of harassment that are severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive.
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A.
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education was an 1899 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation in public education by allowing a Georgia county to close a Black high school while maintaining white schools, reinforcing the “separate but equal” doctrine later challenged in Brown v. Board of Education.
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Plyler v. Doe
Plyler v. Doe is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held states cannot deny free public education to children based on their immigration status, recognizing such exclusion as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
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D.
Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in public school student assignment plans under the Equal Protection Clause.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Title IX case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | schools receiving federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
anti-discrimination law
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federal education funding conditions ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1998-11-02 ⓘ |
| citation |
119 S. Ct. 1661
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143 L. Ed. 2d 839 ⓘ 526 U.S. 629 ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedDate | 1999-05-24 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1999-05-24 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
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linked to:
Anthony M. Kennedy
Justice Antonin Scalia ⓘ
linked to:
Antonin Scalia
Justice Clarence Thomas ⓘ
linked to:
Clarence Thomas
Justice William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
linked to:
William H. Rehnquist
|
| docketNumber | 97-843 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Aurelia Davis, as next friend of LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education, et al.
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linked to:
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
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| holding |
A recipient of federal education funds may be liable under Title IX for student-on-student sexual harassment
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Liability under Title IX requires that the funding recipient act with deliberate indifference to known acts of harassment ⓘ The harassment must be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively bars the victim's access to an educational opportunity or benefit ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Justice David H. Souter
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linked to:
David H. Souter
Justice John Paul Stevens ⓘ
linked to:
John Paul Stevens
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
linked to:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen G. Breyer
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| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| jurisprudentialImpact | clarified scope of institutional liability for peer harassment under Title IX ⓘ |
| legalIssue | Title IX liability for student-on-student sexual harassment ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDisposition | affirmed in part and reversed in part ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
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linked to:
Sandra Day O’Connor
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| originatingState | Georgia ⓘ |
| petitioner | Aurelia Davis ⓘ |
| plaintiffAllegation | school officials were deliberately indifferent to known student-on-student sexual harassment ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
Title IX peer sexual harassment claims
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linked to:
Title IX
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| relatedTo |
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools
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Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District ⓘ |
| remedyDiscussed | monetary damages under Title IX ⓘ |
| requires |
actual knowledge of harassment by an appropriate school official
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control over the harasser and the context in which the harassment occurs by the funding recipient ⓘ |
| respondent | Monroe County Board of Education ⓘ |
| standardAnnounced | deliberate indifference standard for peer harassment under Title IX ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted |
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
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linked to:
Title IX
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| statutoryCitation | 20 U.S.C. § 1681 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights law
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education law ⓘ sexual harassment in schools ⓘ |
| term | October Term 1998 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education Description of subject: Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that schools receiving federal funds can be liable under Title IX for student-on-student sexual harassment when they are deliberately indifferent to known acts of harassment that are severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools
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precedentFor
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Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
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Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District
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relatedTo
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Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
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Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District
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subsequentCitationIn
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Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, 526 U.S. 629 (1999)
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linked to: Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
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fullCaseName
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Aurelia Davis, as next friend of LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education, et al.
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linked to: Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
linked to: Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education