Case Study $8\mathrm{.}1$ Review Questions

Davis v$.$ Monroe County Board of Education

State the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the volume number, page number and name

of the reporter, and the court that decided the case.

Describe the facts of the case.

What was the cause of action?

What was the court's disposition of the case?

At the district court level, why was the defendant's pretrial motion of failure to state a claim

granted?

What was the appellate court's decision and rationale in this case? Why did the Supreme

Court agree to hear this case?

Explain the "deliberate indifference" standard. What was the significance of the application

of the deliberate indifference standard to this case?

Explain the rationale of the court in reaching their decision that student$-$on$-$student sexual

harassment would be covered under Title IX legislation.

What steps could the school officials have taken to avoid this litigation?