The college had no process in place for student complaints.

[Martin]

You want to know what scares me most about the Hinds case? It's not just that one instructor was a monster. It's that the system itself didn't work.

When she tried to report—the harassment, the bathroom, the comments—the college had no process in place to handle it . Campus police kind of looked into it but didn't interview key witnesses. Nobody knew what to do. Nobody was trained for this.

I'm first-gen. My parents work at a poultry plant. They don't know Title IX from a hole in the ground. If something happened to me, who would I even call? The college settled eventually. Changed their policies. But that doesn't undo what happened to her. It doesn't give her back the semester she lost.

Here's my advice: find your Title IX office before you need it. Save the number in your phone. Know your rights. Don't assume they'll help—make sure you know how to make them help.

 

[MileyCross]

Hey Martin, thank you for posting this. The Hinds case was horrifying and your point about systemic failure is exactly right. One bad actor is bad. A system with no process for complaints is worse because it lets the bad actor keep going.

For anyone reading: your school's Title IX office should be on the website. If you can't find it, ask a trusted faculty member. Know your rights BEFORE you need them. And document EVERYTHING if something happens.