1carol
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:40 am Post subject: Whistleblowing to enforce Title IX |
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Full article: http://www.masslive.com/editorials/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1112345274251670.xml&coll=1
Quote: Friday, April 01, 2005 editorial excerpt
Whistleblowing a key to enforcing Title IX
In 1999, Roderick Jackson, a high school girls' basketball coach from Birmingham, Ala., spoke up for his team and lost his job. This week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Jackson had a right to call a foul when he complained about the inferior playing conditions his team faced compared with the boys' team at the high school.
In a 5-4 ruling, the court ruled Tuesday that the 1972 federal law banning sex discrimination in schools and colleges, known as Title IX, also prohibits school officials from retaliating against those who bring sex-discrimination complaints.
Jackson deserves a huge cheer at the NCCA women's basketball tournament for taking his case to the Supreme Court. :D |
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