In Title IX terminology, who are the complainant and the respondent?

• A. The complainant is the person accused; the respondent reports alleged harassment
• B. The complainant reports the alleged harassment; the respondent is the individual accused of the harassment
• C. The complainant and the respondent are both investigators
• D. The terms refer to different roles in the school board

Answer: (B)

In Title IX terminology, the complainant is the person who reports the alleged harassment, and the respondent is the individual accused of the harassment. This pairing is how cases are described: the complainant initiates the process by filing a report, while the respondent is the one alleged to have committed the misconduct. The statement that the complainant reports the alleged harassment and the respondent is the individual accused matches these roles precisely. The other descriptions don’t fit because the complainant is not the person accused, the respondent is not the investigator, and these terms don’t refer to school board roles.