Los Angeles, California, Legal Blog

Schools are entrusted with more than educating students. They are responsible for creating environments where students can learn without being subjected to sexual harassment, intimidation, or other forms of misconduct. When a student reports inappropriate behavior to...

Schools are supposed to provide students with a safe environment where they can learn, participate in activities, and develop without fear of abuse. Parents often trust teachers, administrators, counselors, nurses, aides, coaches, and other school employees to protect...

A team is also a workplace, educational setting, and close social environment. Coaches, athletic directors, trainers, doctors, and senior staff can control playing time, scholarships, roster status, travel, evaluations, recommendations, medical access, and future...

A team is also a workplace, educational setting, and close social environment. Coaches, athletic directors, trainers, doctors, and senior staff can control playing time, scholarships, roster status, travel, evaluations, recommendations, medical access, and future...

A team is also a workplace, educational setting, and close social environment. Coaches, athletic directors, trainers, doctors, and senior staff can control playing time, scholarships, roster status, travel, evaluations, recommendations, medical access, and future...

Juvenile detention facilities are designed to house young people who are in the custody and care of the state. Because detained youth cannot simply leave when they feel unsafe, staff members hold an unusual level of control over nearly every part of their daily lives....

Church youth programs are often intended to provide young people with community, mentorship, education, and spiritual guidance. Sunday schools, youth groups, retreats, mission trips, camps, and other church-sponsored activities can give children and teenagers...

Why Reporting Misconduct Can Feel So Risky  Reporting sexual abuse in a church program can take extraordinary courage. The person reporting may be a church employee, unpaid volunteer, congregant, parent, youth-program participant, or someone who depends on the...

Trust Should Never Be Used as Leverage  Clergy members are often invited into the most private parts of a person's life. Congregants may seek guidance during grief, illness, divorce, financial stress, family conflict, or a crisis of faith. A pastor, rabbi, imam,...

When a student or employee reports sexual harassment, they should be able to expect the school or educational institution to take the complaint seriously. A principal, administrator, human resources department, Title IX coordinator, or university official who receives...