Owasso, Nex Benedict and Public Schools

Nex Benedict: Investigation reveals Owasso 'deliberately indifferent' to student rights
After Nex Benedict died in February, the U.S. Department of Education found repeated violations of federal anti-harassment policies at Owasso schools.
Benedict death investigation shows harassment reporting violations at Owasso schools
A federal investigation into Owasso Public Schools following the death of a nonbinary student earlier this year reveals the district violated federal rules when it came to reporting sexual harassment.
Investigation Finds Nex Benedict’s School District Was “Deliberately Indifferent” to Harassment Complaints
The Department of Education’s investigation reveals how Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma were handling student complaints of harassment and bullying.
Nex Benedict's school district agrees to address Title IX harassment violations
The Department of Education announced that Oklahoma's Owasso Public Schools has agreed to “remedy violations of Title IX” following LGBTQ+ student Nex Benedict's death.
Nex Benedict’s Oklahoma school district violated federal law, investigation finds
HRC alleged that the district failed to investigate sex-based harassment that may have contributed to the death of Nex Benedict, 16, a trans student who died Feb. 8, a day after a fight at Owasso High School. A photograph of Nex Benedict is projected at a ...
Biden administration finds Nex Benedict’s school district allowed sexual harassment to go unchecked
Earlier this year, 16-year-old Benedict’s death made national headlines. The Owasso High School sophomore was targeted by three other students in a school bathroom. He told a sc
Owasso Public Schools to remedy Title IX violations found in investigation after Nex Benedict’s death
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced Wednesday Owasso Public Schools entered into an agreement to remedy Title IX violations, following an investigation in response to the death of Nex Benedict earlier this year.
School where Nex Benedict attended failed to protect students from harassment, investigation finds
Owasso Public School district’s inaction ‘rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,’ the federa
Nex Benedict’s school district failed to protect students, investigation finds
The Department of Education has concluded that an Oklahoma school district was accountable for fostering a hostile climate in the lead up to pupil Nex Benedict’s death earlier this year. Warning: this story contains references to abuse that some readers may find upsetting.
Sexual harassment allegations at Owasso Public Schools addressed in federal agreement
The agreement was prompted by a complaint filed by the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, in response to ...
Nex Benedict's death: All the coverage from the Tulsa World, Owasso Reporter
A federal agreement with Owasso Public Schools was prompted by a complaint initially filed by the Human Rights Campaign in ...
After suicide of nonbinary teen, DOE finds multiple Title IX violations at Oklahoma school district
After the suicide of a nonbinary student last February spurred a monthslong federal investigation, the US Department of ...
Oklahoma school district cited for indifference to students’ civil rights
Among federal investigators’ findings in Owasso’s public schools: A teacher had been grooming female students on social media ...