Feds Are Looking at Longview ISD for Possible Title IX Violations
Posted/updated on: April 10, 2013 at 2:27 amLONGVIEW — Representatives with the Office of Civil Rights, a division of the U.S. Department of Education, was in Longview Monday, investigating the Longview School District. The feds are looking into whether the district is in violation of the U.S. Title IX anti-discrimination statutes. They interviewed school personnel and students and looked over district facilities and equipment. They were checking for gender equity in compliance with Title IX. Instituted in 1972, Title IX bans discrimination in sports and academics based on gender.