“I think Baylor set me up to fail, from the beginning, in November 2014,” Crawford said Wednesday. “I continued to work very hard, and the harder I worked the more resistance I received from senior leadership. I increased reports by 700 percent during my time, and it became clear that was not something the university wanted. In July, I made it clear in writing that I had concerns that the university was violating Title IX and my environment got worse.”
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Eight women have joined a Title IX suit against the university alleging the school did not do enough to investigate sexual assault cases.
KWTX reported that Baylor wanted to pay Crawford $1.5 million to stay at her position, with an additional $50,000 for signing a confidentiality agreement, after she filed a retaliation complaint. Crawford reportedly upped her asking price to $2 million. Baylor refused and Crawford did not sign the confidentiality agreement.
Baylor responded with the following statement:
“Baylor University was surprised by the action taken by Patty Crawford given her public comments about the strong support she felt from across the University. … Her demand for one million dollars and her request to retain book and movie rights was troubling.”
Crawford’s attorney said those details in Baylor’s statement were discussed in a mediation session and should not have been made public.
