default
Member
The subject of Title IX came up in the School softball suspended thread and how it may affect things so I checked with OHSAA for clarification and here is their reply.
Title IX indicates that "overall opportunities" for girls have to be equivalent to that of boys. Title IX does not indicate that sports have to be offered "similarly" across the board. For example, a school district is not required to offer girls tennis because they offer boys tennis, nor are they required to offer softball, because they offer baseball. The OHSAA offers volleyball for girls and not for boys.
Overall opportunities also permit girls to try out for boys teams even when there are girls teams of the same or similar sport. No school is required to "roster" girls even if they are required to permit girls to try out for the team.
Your school can "drop" softball and still be in compliance with Title IX. I cannot address compliance issues because Title IX is not as simple a law as counting "sports."
Anyone think this makes sense or would do you think perhaps a different official there have a different interpertation?
Title IX indicates that "overall opportunities" for girls have to be equivalent to that of boys. Title IX does not indicate that sports have to be offered "similarly" across the board. For example, a school district is not required to offer girls tennis because they offer boys tennis, nor are they required to offer softball, because they offer baseball. The OHSAA offers volleyball for girls and not for boys.
Overall opportunities also permit girls to try out for boys teams even when there are girls teams of the same or similar sport. No school is required to "roster" girls even if they are required to permit girls to try out for the team.
Your school can "drop" softball and still be in compliance with Title IX. I cannot address compliance issues because Title IX is not as simple a law as counting "sports."
Anyone think this makes sense or would do you think perhaps a different official there have a different interpertation?