A federal investigation into Owasso Public Schools following the death of a nonbinary student earlier this year reveals the district violated federal rules when it came to reporting sexual harassment.

The Oklahoma school district where a transgender student died earlier this year following an altercation in a school bathroom violated federal law by mishandling sexual harassment allegations, according to an Education Department investigation.

The public school district in Oklahoma came under scrutiny this year after an LGBTQ+ teen died of an overdose following targeted bullying.

The Department of Education announced that Oklahoma's Owasso Public Schools has agreed to “remedy violations of Title IX” following LGBTQ+ student Nex Benedict's death.

Federal officials ordered a Title IX resolution for Owasso Public Schools Wednesday over handling sexual harassment complaints in the wake of a student’s suicide. The resolution follows Februrary’s death of Nex Benedict,

Spread the loveOwasso Public Schools have entered an agreement to address Title IX violations related to handling reports of sexual harassment. This follows an investigation and community concerns about the district’s response to such incidents.

Owasso Public School district’s inaction ‘rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,’ the federa

The Department of Education’s investigation reveals how Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma were handling student complaints of harassment and bullying.