How To Prepare & Hold Title IX Pre-Hearing Conferences

Description  Challenge - Title IX pre-hearing conference This webinar will assist Title IX Coordinators, decision-makers (hearing officers), and other members of the Title IX team in understanding how to prepare for and hold pre-hearing conferences. It will also help advisors understand how to prepare and what to expect for these conferences. Key Takeaway This training will discuss best practices with regard to pre-hearing conferences to help prepare parties and their advisors for efficient and effective hearings. Overview The August 2020 Title IX regulations imposed upon higher education institutions the obligation to hold live hearings with cross-examination to adjudicate matters of Sexual Harassment as defined by those regulations. While the regulations are detailed in some respects regarding the necessary hearing procedures, they are silent as to any pre-hearing procedures.Many institutions have found pre-hearing conferences to be a best practice that allows the decision