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Ex-Lady Vols media director sues University of Tennessee, athletic director for discrimination and forced retirement
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Friday, September 28, 2012 at 8:12am EDT
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Debby Jennings, who was Lady Vols media director for 35 years until retiring last spring, is suing Tennessee and athletic director Dave Hart:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former Lady Vols media director Debby Jennings has filed a lawsuit against the University of Tennessee and athletic director Dave Hart alleging that age and sex discrimination led to her forced retirement from the school where she had worked for 35 years.
Hart and other athletic officials wanted to remodel the athletic department as a ''good ol' boys'' club while replacing her with a younger man, Jennings charges in the lawsuit filed Thursday with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Jennings was 57 years old when she left her job in May as the university worked toward consolidating the men's and women's athletic departments.
The suit also alleges that Hart forced former Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt to step down at the end of last season. David Burkhalter, the lawyer representing Jennings, said the university retaliated against his client when she protested that Summitt's early onset dementia protected her under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Summitt, who remains on staff as the Lady Vols' head coach emeritus, indicated during the April news conference announcing her retirement that the move was her own decision.
Although Tennessee officials declined comment on the other allegations in the lawsuit, they flatly denied the charge that Summitt was forced out.
''It's absolutely not true,'' university spokesperson Margie Nichols said. ''It was Pat's idea to become the head coach emeritus. I think she made that really clear at her press conference earlier this year.''
I am one of those who knew it was only a matter of time before this happened, but it is still sad to see it go down.
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