Jane Doe v. Dardanelle School District

How courts have described this case

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• holding school district was liable under Title IX only if its deliberate indifference to prior reports of sexual assault effectively caused the discrimination against the plaintiff
• explaining that such claims cannot be predicated on mere negligence
• reviewing denial of leave to amend for abuse of discretion, and questions of futility de novo
• describing deliberate indifference as “a stringent standard of fault that cannot be predicated upon mere negligence” (quoting Doe v. Flaherty, 623 F.3d 577, 584 (8th Cir. 2010)
• student victim’s academic performance improved after harassment and facts did not indicate any negative interaction with harasser after initial harassment occurred
• “Deliberate indifference is a stringent standard of fault that cannot be predicated upon mere negligence.” (quoting Doe v. Flaherty, 623 F.3d 577, 584 (8th Cir. 2010))

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