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VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS

Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Obligations: It’s More than Just Sports Equity, co-sponsored by VASS & VHSL

December 04, 2019

Event Details

Most people hear “Title IX” and think “equal rights for girls in sports.” In fact, Title IX has much broader reach than sports equity, especially as it relates to sexual misconduct by students affecting the academic and other aspects of school life. Failure to understand and apply the federal regulations that apply to sexual misconduct situations can lead to costly lawsuits and can place federal funding in jeopardy.

Make sure your administrators know the answers to these questions:

  • Why have sexual misconduct issues become more prevalent recently?

  • What are the legal requirements for resolving sexual misconduct matters involving students or employees from the U.S. Department of Education?

  • How do you properly investigate a sexual misconduct matter?

  • How do you provide an effective due process hearing and appeal?

  • What preventive strategies should you be taking?

  • How do you make your coaches aware that comments and criticisms to players can backfire if they are perceived as sexist?

These topics and more will be covered in a fact-filled half-day (9 am – 1 pm) (lunch included) workshop.

Featured Presenter

craig wood

Craig Wood

R. CRAIG WOOD has served as Managing Partner and Litigation Department Head of the Charlottesville office of McGuireWoods LLP, and as head of the firm’s Education Law Team. He has practiced for over 35 years in the areas of employment, education and public sector law. Mr. Wood advises and represents educational institutions in matters involving Title IX sexual misconduct policies and procedures, and has handled several Title IX federal lawsuits on behalf of universities.

Mr. Wood has served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Litigation Section of the Virginia State Bar, and the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys.  He has served as President of the Education Law Association, and on the Board of Directors of the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys.  He is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He currently is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Covenant College in Georgia.

Mr. Wood teaches Trial Advocacy at the University of Virginia School of Law and at the National Trial Advocacy College, and teaches The Law of Higher Education at Washington and Lee University School of Law. 

Mr. Wood took his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Virginia, and his law degree magna cum laude from the Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he was admitted to the Order of the Coif Honor Society.

Mr. Wood is listed in Who's Who in American Law, The Best Lawyers in America, Virginia Business Magazine’s “Virginia’s Legal Elite” and Virginia Super Lawyers.  He has twice been named “Lawyer of the Year” in the Charlottesville region by Super Lawyers.” He was awarded the McGhehey Award by the Education Law Association for outstanding contributions to the field of education law and policy.

Event Schedule

The workshop runs from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Registration and breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m.

Lunch will be served at noon.

Free parking and internet are also provided.

Registration Details

The workshop fee is $165 for each participant.

Registration fees include breakfast and lunch.

Free internet access will be provided. 

The registration deadline is Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

In the registration form (below), required fields are indicated with a red asterisk.  Mistakes made in completing the form will be highlighted in red.

Once you have submitted the registration, the person or people whom you have designated to receive a confirmation email should see that email (with registration information included) within 24 hours.

Pre-Payment is not required. However, if you would like to pay now by credit card or PayPal, you will be provided with a link to the VASS online payment portal after you complete your registration.

If you do not pay by credit card or PayPal at registration, the person whom you identify below as the Billing Contact will receive an invoice for payment of the registration fee after the workshop or conference has been held. 

If a purchase order number is provided on the registration form, it will be referenced on the invoice.

Notification of cancellation must be sent by email to Liza Scallet, the VASS Administrative Assistant, by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. . . . or you will be billed in full.

Venue Information

Doubletree by Hilton, Charlottesville
990 Hilton Heights Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22901

VASS Block Room Rate: $129 single/double
Deadline for reserving rooms at the VASS rate: November 3, 2019

(434) 973-2121

Visit the Doubletree by Hilton, Charlottesville website.

View location on Google Maps.

If you wish to make reservations online, please use the following link:

https://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/C/CHOSHDT-VAS-20191203/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

If you prefer to make reservation by phone, please call 1-800-222-8733 and ask for “VA Association of School Superintendents”

Contact VASS

If you have questions or concerns, or would like to receive more information about this event, please contact our Administrative Assistant, Liza Scallet.

December 04, 2019
Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Obligations: It’s More than Just Sports Equity, co-sponsored by VASS & VHSL
Doubletree by Hilton
November 26, 2019