Cheerleading - and what it has evolved into - is on trial right now in a Connecticut courtroom. The debate revloves around a law suit brought on by the volleyball team at Quinnipiac University over the school's decision to cut their team violated Title IX because of the resulting imbalance of … [Read more...]
QU trial: Lopiano testifies
So the Title IX Blog did indeed take a field trip to Connecticut yesterday to watch some of the Quinnipiac University trial. Erin will be posting about what we saw (because she took notes and I just sat there amazed at some of the things people say and the amount of paper involved in these … [Read more...]
Quinnipiac trial begins tomorrow
The trial in the Quinnipiac University volleyball case begins tomorrow in federal court in Connecticut. There is nothing new to report since last month's decision to grant class-action status to the case being brought by five volleyball players.As a reminder, at issue is Quinnipiac's "roster … [Read more...]
Virginia schools consider competitive cheer
A school superintendent in Virginia is urging his district and others in his region to consider altering cheerleading so that the opportunities it provides count as as athletic opportunities under Title IX. Girls receive proportionately fewer athletic opportunities in Superintendent Nichols' … [Read more...]
Because cheerleaders make everything better
I don't know who the woman is who is doing all the commentary on curling (or at least on women's curling--I haven't watched much of the men's). But she's ridiculous. She's definitely a former player and sounds like a native English speaker but I am sensing some kind of accent. Up until this point … [Read more...]
Settlement forthcoming in Canton case
After turning down a settlement deal earlier this year, it seems the Canton School District in Illinois has reached an agreement with the plaintiffs. But no one is saying what that deal is--at least not until January 20, 2010 when it will be announced at a school board meeting. The deal was … [Read more...]
Spirit as Sport
Last week the New Mexico Activities Association member-institutions voted to make spirit (cheerleading and dance) a sport. Officials quoted in the news reports about the vote were pretty clear that the primary purpose of this change was to help schools attain compliance with Title IX's … [Read more...]
Deford addresses cheerleading
When someone I rarely see says, when I sit down for a catching-up chat, "I heard something about Title IX recently," and ponders where he heard it, it means that I probably should have posted about Frank Deford's commentary last week on Morning Edition. Deford took up cheerleading as sport and its … [Read more...]
More universities add competitive cheer… I mean, “Team Stunt and Gymnastics”
A … [Read more...]
‘Glee’ cheerleading coach and pregnancy discrimination - Shame on Sue!
by Amanda Stone, Fellow, … [Read more...]