A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school agreeing to develop policies to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment, federal officials announced Wednesday.


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Department of Education concludes Nex Benedict’s Oklahoma school district in violation of Title IX

OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school agreeing to develop policies to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment, federal officials announced Wednesday. The February death of 16-year-old Owasso High School student Nex Benedict took place the day after a fight with several girls in a school bathroom. It was ultimately ruled a suicide by…

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

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Nex Benedict's school district failed to protect students, investigation finds

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. The death set off alarm bells around the Oklahoma district back in February, when Benedict, who identified under the two-spirit, transgender…

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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.

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The Human Rights Campaign filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education in late February, requesting an investigation into Owasso Public Schools over the incidents leading to Nex Benedict's death.

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US Dept. of Education releases findings of investigation into Nex Benedict's death

OWASSO, Okla. (KFOR) — 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. FILE - In this image provided Malia Pila, Nex Benedict poses outside the family's home in Owasso, Okla., in December 2023. The death of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom, has been ruled a suicide, the…

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U.S. Dept. of Education says Owasso Public Schools had Title IX violations dating back years

Courtesy Sue Benedict (OWASSO, Okla.) — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Wednesday that Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma has “entered into an agreement to remedy violations of Title IX” concerning sexual harassment in its schools following the February death of LGBTQ+ student Nex Benedict. The OCR states that its investigation of the Owasso Public Schools district, which was announced in March, found “r…

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Nex Benedict's school district agrees to address Title IX harassment violations

A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school agreeing to develop policies to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment.

Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after nonbinary teen’s death

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