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The way these girls have been treated in Bennington needs to stop! https://www.ketv.com/article/bennington-parents-file-title-ix-lawsuit-against-bps-district-demanding-equal-treatment-for-athletes/35774424#
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Yeah, I graduated from a C-1 school so all sports were together for lifting/conditioning during the summer. But we had two sessions to choose from 6am-7am or 6pm-7pm. The morning was packed and it was a ghost town in the evening. But the coaches who ran the weightroom also painted during the summer, so you got what you got...
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I wonder how much other background there is where (but am not curious enough to look it up further). These sorts of lawsuits usually only come about because multiple prior complaints were not addressed, so if that is the case, big F**k up by the school to not get this under control before it turned into a lawsuit. Now is there more to it than just weight room times and uniforms? There is nothing inherently discriminatory about 6am lifting times vs 8am lifting times, it would depend on how they made the decision, what everyone's preferences were, and who was involved in the decision. I can see the uniform issue being a sore spot, but that in itself seems like a minor issue at a small school - does that deserve a major lawsuit? It is also interesting that the families are using a Title IX attorney from Tennessee. This guy files T9 lawsuits all over the country. Lots of them. Something about that doesn't quite sit well with me, but I can't quite articulate why (doesn't mean it is not legit, but maybe it seems like the publicity is more important than the outcome).
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