Is Fipps—the person who made the post that started all this—female or male? I saw in the comments an immediate assumption that the poster was female.

Typo in the title: Donor, not doner.

Boys will be boys! Affirmed!

It should: the OCR’s 2014 FAQs on Title IX make clear that when incidents that occur outside of our control (that is, off-campus at events that schools don’t have any involvement in—your Friday night party at your house, for example), if a school would take jurisdiction in a case that doesn’t involve allegations of…

No fucking shit. Title IX is all educational settings, not just college. Go look at the Supreme Court case Davis v. Monroe County Board of Ed for an example of what’s going on. How, after that case, could K-12 act like Title IX doesn’t apply to them? And yet in 2016, when I go to Title IX trainings, not a single K-12…

With only two women in their end credit comedian bragfest, this literally is a sausage party.

Yeah, but: what’s your mom’s monkey bread recipe?!

It’s tough: I understand that institutions have lost a lot of trust, and when we use language like this, it can seem like we’re not taking it seriously because it can feel antiseptic. Really, we’re trying to push back against that exact image you described. When I talk to students, I let them know that non-consensual…

We work really hard not to be a miniature criminal process overall but especially in Title IX issues since the best models to investigate and sanction sexual misconduct look like what you see in other civil rights (Title VI and VII) investigations. I don’t want victims to think they’ll be put on trial, and I don’t…

Because rape is a criminal term, and schools work very hard not to have language that mirrors the criminal process. It’s not watering things down at all. In fact, I like saying non-consensual sex because it reminds our students that consent is essential. (Though our Code calls it “non-consensual penetration” because…

Sexual misconduct is an umbrella term: we use it to encompass a range of behaviors—sexual assault is one of them. At my school, sexual misconduct also applies to stalking, intimate partner violence, sexual exploitation, and sexual harassment.

I feel dumb to ask, but—asking is the only way to learn, right? Why is the video poorly conceived?

Yes!! I had read the damn book, and I was on the edge of my seat, out loud whispering for him to RUN and SAVE MA.

I saw it alone, went back to my studio apartment, made scrambled eggs, and stared at the shells for far too long as I considered how they could be made into a snake that could be my friend.

I’m a Title IX Coordinator (and a member of ASCA), and your read on how the position is usually an add-on to existing is accurate. I’m very fortunate that my institution has me doing solely Title IX work—I wanted to be a Title IX Coordinator, and I feel like this is a dream job. But if you go to the ATIXA survey of…

Yeah, but on the flip side, I have had two male respondents in the last week accuse myself and my student conduct administrators of being biased against them because we’re all women. So folks think it’s rigged either way.

He’s a deputy—at schools, you have your Coordinator who oversees the show, but they can appoint deputies who then are responsible for directly managing certain parts. Having your director of student conduct who oversees the resolution of student complaints is very normal.

I’m in ASCA, I’ll just say that outright. I don’t know Jason Casares, though I do know many of the past presidents.

Holy cow, it’s always such a jolt to see people I know featured in a news story—but I’m not surprised at all to see Alanna being amazing, she’s been kicking ass since college.

I’m a Title IX Coordinator, Anna, so I feel you here. I cannot tell you how much I support restorative justice, but I think where we start is important. Our policies need to come from a place that is less focused on the actions of the perpetrator and more victim/rights-based. That is, everybody has a right to sexual…