U.S. Department of Education opened investigation into Owasso Public Schools

OWASSO, Okla. — The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Owasso Public Schools after the death of Nex Benedict, 16.

In a letter from the DOE to the Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson, the department said it opened an investigation into the alleged failed response to sex-based harassment by OPS.

The response came after HRC drafted a formal complaint against the school. HRC said Robinson wrote a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging that the department help prevent other situations like this from happening again.