Olivia

She said, if it was my child, I would want swift action taken.

And then she suggested the informal Title IX process.

She didn't explain what that meant entirely.

really.

She just implied that it would be quicker and that it wasn't any less rigorous.

And that's whenever they stopped giving us the guidance that we felt like we needed.

At first, we both felt like they were nailing it, handling our case.

They were super communicative, especially with Miranda, like answering all of her questions.

I think she felt way safer than she did in the first Title IX experience.

And that was really encouraging.

I was like, I really think they're going to do something about this.

And I knew that for Miranda, it was so important that something actually happened this time.

And so I was just trying to do the best that I could to support her and help her in any way while also navigating being back at school in the same department as him.

It did surprise me.

Now I'm not surprised, though, because looking back, the way that they handled the first case was not appropriate.

And so who's to think that the second time they're going to do any better?

We know that it's not appropriate to do that with a student.

It's in the handbook at the university for faculty.

And also it's just like a total ethical no-no for an educator.

It's a total power imbalance.