Title IX legislation was passed in 1972, stating that “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….”
Thirty-seven years after that legislation was ratified, there are still issues:
“Less than a year after a complaint was brought to Torrance Unified officials alleging sex discrimination and a lack of opportunities for female athletes at West High School, upgrades are nearly complete at athletic facilities for girls on campus.
“We weren’t getting the resources we needed,” said 17-year-old Aletha Vassilakis, the four-year varsity softball player who initiated the complaint.”
link to the article by Douglas Morino for the Contra Costa Times
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