OCR described the district’s response to harassment as “deliberately indifferent,” saying it failed to uphold Title IX’s promise of a safe, non-discriminatory learning environment for all students. In its investigation, OCR uncovered numerous ...

Nine months after the death of Owasso student Nex Benedict, the U.S. Department of Education has reached a resolution in their Owasso Public Schools investigation.

Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma agrees to a plan to address Title IX violations after an investigation found inadequate handling of sexual harassment reports, including failures to inform students of their rights.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Owasso Public Schools entered an agreement to remedy Title IX violations involving possible sexual harassment in its schools.

The public school district in Oklahoma came under scrutiny this year after an LGBTQ+ teen died of an overdose following targeted bullying.

Owasso Public Schools, the district where Nex Benedict died following a fight at school, violated federal law, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The Department of Education announced Wednesday that the Owasso school district in Oklahoma violated Title IX due to sexual harassment in its schools, a finding that comes months after the death of Nex Benedict.