Estate of Lance v. Lewisville Independent School District

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• recognizing that \[j]udges make poor vice principals\ in the context of evaluating disciplinary decisions in the Title IX framework
• holding that the elements required to establish student-student harassment include showing that “the harassment was sufficiently severe or pervasive that it altered the condition of his education and created an abusive educational environment”
• determining that the district's response to complainant's bullying, despite several instances of inaction, was not deliberately indifferent
• applying Davis standard to affirm summary judgment for school district; finding no deliberate indifference where district engaged in a “pattern of active responses” that included communicating with parents
• applying the deliberate indifference standard in a § 504 disability harassment claim and requiring a showing that the defendant knew about the harassment
• responding to a pattern of harassment by repeatedly interviewing students and contacting their parents, working to repair students’ relationships, monitoring harassment and following up with students, and enforcing separation

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