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Grinnell College

What has been reported publicly about abuse at this school, newest first. Each entry describes its legal or disciplinary status as reported and links to the original source.

2019

College staff misconduct · Accused: Student athlete

Years of abuse: 2019

A former student sued in 2023 alleging a Title IX-deficient response to her report that a student athlete raped her in 2019, including lenient sanctions and suggested mediation. She dropped the suit in 2025.

Status: Sued Oct 2023 (S.D. Iowa); dropped Aug 2025

Response: Alleged inadequate Title IX response

Source 1 (2023-10-12)Source 2 (2025-08-05)
2015

College staff misconduct · Accused: Students (reports handled by college)

Years of abuse: 2012-2015

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights opened a Title IX investigation into how Grinnell handled sexual assault reports going back to 2012.

Status: OCR investigation opened July 2015

Response: Handling of sexual assault reports; retaliation claims

Source 1 (2015-07)

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