Alerting the local media sounds like a great idea. Also, if there are any women's orgs there in your community. Spread the word around. Good luck. ---------- > From: Sarah Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Title IX/high school girls' sports help needed!!! > Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 7:54 AM > > Storm into that principals office and let him know that you will expose this > unfair action if he does not practice equal opportunity and find a womans > soccer coach or let these girls continue to play! Call your local media and > let them know what is happening. Expose this to as many people in your > community as you can. Better yet contact the girls team parents try to get > them involved have them storm in with you, heck, take the girls too. > Mention Title IX most likely the principal does not know that much about it > either, it sounds like there is some kind of clause you could play on in > Title IX. > Best of luck to you. > SJ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nan Swane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 8:59 PM > Subject: Title IX/high school girls' sports help needed!!! > > > >Hi all! > >An employee of mine (Beth) is an 11th grade student at a public high > >school and was on the girls' soccer team last year when the team made > >it to championships. This year there is no team for her because they > >cannot find a coach! They have an entire team and told the school's > >administrators they could just coach themselves, but are not being > >permitted to do so. There is a boys' soccer team (surprise, surprise) > >with TWO coaches, but the school will not come up with a girls' soccer > >coach. Isn't this a Title IX violation? Correct me if I'm wrong, but > >I thought Title IX made schools provide equal opportunity for > >girls/womens sports. I need some help on this before I go storming > >into the principal's office. (I don't have kids, but my young > >employee's are surrogates.) Someone please enlighten me about Title > >IX. (This is sort of an emergency.) Thanks so much, Nan > > > > > > > > > >== > >Nan Swane, DVM > >Pet Haven Veterinary Clinic and Humane Society > >Nampa, Idaho 83651 > >208-466-2948 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Please spay/neuter all pets before even one litter! > > > >_________________________________________________________ > >DO YOU YAHOO!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >
