A lawsuit against the University of Oregon by two former employees, who said the institution had viewed an alleged rape victim’s therapy records without her consent, was settled on Sunday, The Oregonian reported on Monday.
Jennifer Morlok and Karen Stokes, who worked in the university’s counseling center, will be paid a total of $425,000 under the settlement agreement.
Ms. Morlok and Ms. Stokes said in their lawsuit that co-workers had retaliated against them after they protested the university’s actions. In a February 2015 letter, they accused the university of turning over the student’s therapy records to its general counsel’s office in anticipation of a lawsuit by the student. The accusation prompted a national debate over the protection of students’ privacy.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-of-oregon-settles-with-whistle-blowers-who-protested-handling-of-students-therapy-records/112894