Analyzing the Husch Blackwell Report - Part One
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The Husch Blackwell Title IX report is a daunting document. It’s 262 pages, though only 150 pages of that is the nine-part factual and legal analysis. Attached to the end are fourteen different exhibits. It’s a comprehensive documentation of multiple failures at nearly every level at LSU.
While this is exactly the sort of public accounting LSU needs, it makes the whole thing a difficult read. The more popular part is a review of the
USA Today case files, but the report is about more than that: it’s about boring things like the failure of policies and procedures lead to more fundamental breakdowns.
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Kenny Jacoby, Nancy Armour and Jessica Luther
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Louisiana State University’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints was a “serious institutional failure,” created by campus leaders who never spent enough money, left investigative offices understaffed and, ultimately, left students at risk by not recognizing the trauma abuse victims experience, an investigation by an outside law firm found.
The 148-page report by Husch Blackwell, released Friday to campus officials, did not dwell on the failings of specific individuals but rather focused on an LSU system of reporting that was built to fail. Reporting policies were unclear, training was an afterthought and the Title IX office, in particular, was not adequately staffed nor given the necessary independence. The report took particular note that Jennie Stewart, designated as the Title IX coordinator for the LSU system, was overloaded, tasked with doing four jobs at once.
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Louisiana State University’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints was a “serious institutional failure,” created by campus leaders who never spent enough money, left investigative offices understaffed and, ultimately, left students at risk by not recognizing the trauma abuse victims experience, an investigation by an outside law firm found.
The 148-page report by Husch Blackwell, released Friday to campus officials, did not dwell on the failings of specific individuals but rather focused on an LSU system of reporting that was built to fail. Reporting policies were unclear, training was an afterthought and the Title IX office, in particular, was not adequately staffed nor given the nece