"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance" (20 U.S.C. § 38-1681).
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The purpose of this website is to offer a vast amount of Title IX sexual assault information in one location to be used by institutions and researchers for reference and compliance assistance. While Title IX offers protection from sex discrimination in various areas, this site focuses on sexual violence. The content includes an overview of Title IX, the Office of Civil Rights for the Department of Education's compliance expectations, enforcement information, guidance for compliance information based on the OCR's recommendations, and data and resources related to the topic of Title IX and sexual assault and harassment in higher education.