5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denies Baylor's attempt to block release of student records in ...

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5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denies Baylor's attempt to block release of student records in Title IX suit

Baylor University’s petition to protect about 6,200 current and former students’ privacy regarding records related to “sex” or “sexual conduct generally” since 2003 has been denied, according to a Monday ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The denial comes about a month after the university filed the petition to block a ruling made by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman as part of an ongoing Title IX lawsuit filed by 10 former students. The ruling ordered Baylor to produce several years of student medical and counseling records and followed another ruling by Pitman for Baylor to produce all records related to the Pepper Hamilton LLP investigation, which examined how the school responded to reports of sexual violence.

“Baylor appreciates the court’s consideration of the university’s mandamus petition,” stated Lori Fogleman, the assistant vice president of media communications at Baylor, in an email to the Tribune-Herald on Tuesday morning. “Our ongoing objective has been to protect the confidential medical, counseling and student conduct records of students who were not involved in the Plaintiffs’ cases. We will continue to comply with the trial court’s orders regarding discovery.”

It’s unclear when current and former students will receive letters in the mail from the college, alerting them to the release of the documents.

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