LGBTQ+ stories are more important than ever. Join us in fighting for our future. Support our journalism. The U.S. Department of Education announced on Wednesday that it found that Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma, where transgender teen Nex Benedict tragically died by suicide earlier this year, violated Title IX by failing to address pervasive harassment and creating a hostile school environment. Following complaints and an Office for Civil Rights investigation, the district must overhaul its Title IX processes and implement a series of corrective actions designed to protect LGBTQ+ students.