![]() ![]() “This reaffirms that women can’t be treated like second-class citizens,” said Brueckner, who added there is no specific time frame for the school to reinstate gymnastics, but “if the school doesn’t start work real fast on this, they’ll hear from us.”īrueckner said the goal is for the team to be ready for the 2004 season, which starts in January. The lawsuit claimed, among other things, that West Chester violated Title IX because female student-athletes comprise about 61 percent of the school’s student body, yet only about 45 percent of the university’s slots for athletes are afforded to women. ![]() Title IX became law in 1972 and simply states: “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.” ![]() – provide facilities and equipment necessary for the women’s gymnastics team to train and compete as an intercollegiate team ![]()
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