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Monday, jun 15
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Title IX
Sports
Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team
Swarthmore College graduate Evelyn “Evie” Parts is suing her alma mater and the NCAA, alleging she was illegally removed from the women’s track team for being transgender, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania. A transgender long-distance runner who led Swarthmore College’s women’s track team as a captain is now taking the college and the NCAA to court, claiming their enforcement of a transgender athlete ban violated her civil rights. Evelyn “Evie” Parts, a recent Swarthmore graduate with degrees in biology and environmental studies, filed a federal complaint in the Eastern D…
Schools
HV Softball Coach Avoids Title IX Claims, But Investigation Continues (
Update
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A Hudson Valley high school softball coach removed from team activities last month remains under investigation, but the case has not risen to the level of a federal Title IX complaint, district officials confirmed. Bruce Guyette, the longtime varsity softball coach at Minisink Valley High School and one of the most successful in New York State history, has been under review since early May following unspecified allegations, as Daily Voice previously reported. In a statement to Daily Voice on Thursday, June 12, Minisink Valley Central School District communications di…
Schools
NY School District's Transgender Athlete Policy Sparks Federal Investigation
The Trump administration has opened an investigation into a public school district in upstate New York over its policy permitting transgender athletes. Rep. Elise Stefanik confirmed that the US Department of Education is investigating the Saratoga Springs City School District for alleged Title IX violations “after my strong public advocacy," in a post on X Tuesday, May 6. Stefanik linked to a New York Post article in which Education Secretary Linda McMahon confirmed that the administration was looking into whether the district discriminated against girls by allowing biological boys to play …
Politics
UPenn To Strip Lia Thomas Of Women’s Awards After Title IX Violation: Feds
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled the University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX by allowing a male athlete to compete in women’s sports and access female-only facilities, the Trump administration announced Monday, April 28. As part of the punishment, "federal officials ordered UPenn to strip transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of all women’s athletic titles, records, and awards — and return them to the rightful female athletes", according to the announcement. OCR found Penn denied women equal athletic opportunities when it permitted Thomas, a biologica…
Politics
NY Rep. Santos Praises Passage Of House Bill Banning Transgender Females From School Sports
Federal lawmakers moved to officially outlaw transgender girls and women from competing in school sports. The Republican-controlled House voted along party lines - 219 to 203 - to pass the legislation, officially dubbed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, on Thursday, April 20. Introduced by Florida Republican Rep. Greg Steube, the legislation bars schools and colleges from “operating, sponsoring, or facilitating athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls.” Schools that…
Sports
Ex-UConn Coach Jim Calhoun Accused Of Sex Discrimination, Fostering 'Boys Club' Atmosphere
Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sex discrimination and of fostering a “boys club” in a lawsuit against the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where he now coaches. Jaclyn Piscitelli, a former athletic director at Saint Joseph, filed a lawsuit this week against the school in West Hartford, alleging Title IX violations, including claims against Calhoun. Piscitelli’s attorney said she was fired in June after she complained about the conduct of three men, including Calhoun, alleging the department was turned into “a boys club” after he was hired to…
Politics
Gillibrand Seems Near 2020 Presidential Run With Trump Attacks, Iowa Vist
New York U.S. Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand seems to be signaling that she plans to jump into the 2020 presidential race. Gillibrand is scheduled to visit Iowa next weekend as speculation regarding her potential run continues, according to multiple reports. Gillibrand becomes one of more than two dozen potential Democrats eyeing a seat in the Oval Office. She's been a target of the president, and has recently fired back on social media in advance of her potential trip to the swing state in Iowa. In recent days, she has been targeting the president’s immigration reform and has ex…
News
Forcible Touching Incident Involving Multiple Students Reported At Area College
A student at a Hudson Valley college has reported that she was inappropriately and unwillingly touched by a group of male classmates without her consent. Students at the Dutchess County Community College received an email this week regarding an incident of forcible touching in a classroom on campus. The Office of Campus Public Safety received a report from the school’s Title IX Coordinator Esther Couret, of an incident that took place between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4 in a classroom in Washington Center. According to the report, a female student stated that a small group of mal…
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