The four high schools in the Irvine Unified School District were informed Wednesday that the National Women's Law Center had filed a complaint against them and 11 other school districts in the U.S. for allegedly failing to comply with Title IX requirements to offer equal sports opportunities for women.
A complaint was filed against Henry County Schools on Wednesday for failing to provide high school girls with equal opportunities to play sports in violation of Title IX, according to the National Women’s Law Center.
The report, being released Thursday by the National Women's Law Center and the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, analyzes policies in three areas—prenatal care, shackling of pregnant women during childbirth, and community-based alternatives to incarceration enabling mothers to be with their children.
On Thursday, the Rebecca Project and the National Women's Law Center released a new report, "Mothers Behind Bars," with report cards for each state, and an analysis of federal policies affecting pregnant women in custody.
"There has been progress in that time, but the wage gap has remained stagnant over the past few years," said Fatima Goss Graves, vice president for education and employment at the National Women's Law Center.
Nevertheless, Brake claims that because of the legislation, “Americans have developed a deeper appreciation for female athletes,” and the National Women’s Law Center cites a tenfold increase in participation in high school varsity sports by girls sinc
Neena Chaudhry, senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center, agreed. “I think it would be hard for schools to show that cheerleading should count under Title IX at this point,” she said.
