Nancy Williams, New Jersey Shore Regional High School girls’ softball and field hockey coach, filed a complaint in August of 1996. On this site, you can find information on high school student survivors’ legal rights, schools’ legal obligations, and resources and tools for accessing support. In a case in which a high school student was subjected to sexual harassment by her economics teacher who was also a football coach, including sexually explicit language, forced kissing and coercive intercourse on school property, the Supreme Court ruled that victims may sue a school for monetary damages under Title IX, the federal law best known for its application to equity in athletics programs, … Guidance on Title IX Athletics Three-Part Test : Letter re-affirming the Department of Education's policy on the application of the Three-Part Test to high school athletics, which measures the accommodation of student athletic interests and abilities. In a class-action lawsuit filed this week, female athletes at Red Bluff High School in California claim that the school has failed to provide equal access to sports programs and facilities and is in violation of Title IX. Her complaint was against the West Long Branch Board of Education for voting not to rehire her despite having a winning record.

Nancy Williams, New Jersey Shore Regional High School girls’ softball and field hockey coach, filed a complaint in August of 1996. Legal Aid at Work’s Fair Play for Girls in Sports Project is a leader in enforcing Title IX of the Civil Rights Act to achieve equity in school sports programs so girls enjoy the lifelong benefits of participation — including improved physical and mental health, better outcomes in academics and in the workplace as adults.

Title IX is a 1972 law that prohibits gender discrimination in schools. Her complaint was against the West Long Branch Board of Education for voting not to rehire her despite having a winning record.

"Dear Colleague" letter PDF (1.73M) June 25, 2007 While Title IX is best known for its impact on high school and collegiate athletics, the original statute made no explicit mention of sports. High school players, coaches and administrators share their thoughts on Title IX and how the law still has a major impact 40 years after it was passed. Title IX complaints have also been filed at the high school level. Title IX complaints have also been filed at the high school level.

Plaintiffs in Title IX cases have sought – and courts have exercised broad leeway in fashioning – an array of remedies in both individual and class actions challenging violations of the Title IX athletics requirements.275 The Supreme Court supported this approach in Franklin v. Since the passage of Title IX, girls’ participation in varsity high school sports has increased tenfold, to almost 3 million players. Recent Title IX cases demonstrate that administrators must take a close look at their facilities and immediately begin to correct any disparities.

Title IX in High School If you were sexually assaulted, abused, and/or harassed as a high school student, you have options. Few school and athletics administrators foresaw this development.

A key battleground in the fight for gender equity over the past decade is the softball diamond.

The law reads as follows: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. The United States Supreme Court also issued decisions in the 1980s and 1990s, making clear that sexual harassment and assault is a form of sex discrimination.

No one is keeping tabs on the high schools.