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Investigation finds scheduling, communication failures in Sept. 24 varsity practice incident; not a Title IX violation
Summary
An outside attorney told the Richmond Community Schools board that a September scheduling conflict between the girls volleyball and boys basketball teams reflected process and communication failures but did not, on its face, amount to a Title IX violation. The review recommended clearer scheduling rules and better conflict handling.
Attorney Jonathan Nates, who led an independent review, told the Richmond Community Schools Board of Trustees on Feb. 26 that his investigation of a Sept. 24 practice-location dispute between the girls volleyball and boys basketball teams found process failures and poor communication but did not, by itself, constitute a Title IX violation.
“This investigation centered on complaints of misconduct related to the events, on September 24,” Nates said in his summary. He described his work as a narrow review of interactions on and around that date, drawing on interviews, written statements, electronic communications and video footage.
Nates said the district’s scheduling system (EventLink) and informal practice-location requests were the backdrop to the conflict. Coaches and athletic staff interpreted a district notice about…
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