In the midst of a sexual harassment scandal that has rocked the University of Baylor, their Title IX coordinator resigned this week.
There has been one bad headline after another coming out of Baylor stemming from their sexual assault scandal and the latest is another black eye for the university.
Patty Crawford, the Title IX coordinator for Baylor, abruptly resigned from her position this week. She claims the university “stood in the way” of her doing her job, and that they continue to violate Title IX. For those unaware, Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in any federally-funded education program or activity.
In an interview with CBS “This Morning,” Crawford publicly blasted the school for their actions. She stated that she felt Baylor set her up to fail from the beginning of her tenure. Her departure comes in the wake of a sexual assault investigation, that has already claimed the jobs of the head football coach, the athletic director, and the university president.
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She said she went to work with the intent of flushing out the problem that was quickly getting attention. In a short time span, she had increased the number of reports generated by the Title IX office by nearly 700 percent, She went on to note that things got worse after she documented last July that Baylor was violating parts of Title IX. She felt that the school was “protecting the brand rather than the students.” In an email sent out by Baylor President David Garland, he assured things were being handled correctly.
"The resignation doesn’t affect the school’s efforts to ensure that it has the processes, policies, personnel, organization and training in place to provide education to prevent acts of sexual violence and to respond appropriately and with compassion to those who suffer from such acts. Despite this recent personnel change, the Title IX office continues to have a capable, professional team to do its work."
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A mediation was held on Monday, which led to her resignation. Complaints were filed by her attorney, Rogge Dunn, and alleges that she never had the authority, resources or independence to do her job correctly. Crawford agreed to a settlement offer but refused to sign a confidentiality agreement that would’ve prevented her from speaking out against the university.