in which Heather participated.  In the presence of Heather's coaches and teammates, Rager would rub down Heather's shoulders.  He also would work individually with Heather after practice on her swimming strokes.  Some members of the swim team wondered, and discussed amongst themselves, why Rager and Smith spent so much time together.


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These are the relevant facts when construed in the light most favorable to Smith, and it should come as no surprise that the district court found these facts sufficient to raise a genuine issue on summary judgment as to whether Smith had been sexually harassed in violation of Title IX.  After first rejecting defendants' astonishing argument that the harassment in this case was "not unwelcome," the district court explained that:


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A reasonable jury could concludethat Rager's actions were facilitated by his authority as a teacher and coach at Southport High School.  The evidence is that he hand-picked Smith for the position of student assistant, assigned her no work, and used the time they spent together for seduction and sex.  His private office and bathroom were instrumental to his designs.  He wrote notes to excuse Smith's late arrival to her sixth period class.  He even played up his position of authority by styling himself a "teacher" of sex.


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A reasonable jury could also find that the School Defendants were negligent.  The evidence is that Rager was allowed to select a female senior as his student assistant and have her spend fifth period alone with him in his private office