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One of these cases reached the US Supreme Court.  In ''Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education,'' 526 U.S. 629, 633 (1999), the Court determined that sexual harassment in the educational context is targeted, discriminatory conduct

One of these cases reached the US Supreme Court.  In ''Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education,'' 526 U.S. 629, 633 (1999), the Court determined that sexual harassment in the educational context is targeted, discriminatory conduct

{{quote|that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so undermines and detracts from the victims’ educational experience, that the victim-students are effectively denied equal access to an institution’s resources and opportunities.}}

{{cquote|that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so undermines and detracts from the victims’ educational experience, that the victim-students are effectively denied equal access to an institution’s resources and opportunities.}}

The Court reached this definition in an effort to balance the free speech rights of the accused against the right of students to get an education.  However, the Department of Education adopted a much broader definition that would allow students, faculty or staff to be punished if a "hostile environment" was created for the student, regardless of how much the accused contributed to that environment.

The Court reached this definition in an effort to balance the free speech rights of the accused against the right of students to get an education.  However, the Department of Education adopted a much broader definition that would allow students, faculty or staff to be punished if a "hostile environment" was created for the student, regardless of how much the accused contributed to that environment.