Northern California high school moves toward equality with Title IX settlement

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[This blog entry, originally posted on Nov. 1, was updated on Nov. 15, 2017, to include a link (at the end) to the signed settlement agreement.]   Girls at Red Bluff High School near Redding filed a class action lawsuit last spring alleging they do not receive the same athletic facilities, benefits and opportunities as their… Continue reading Northern California high school moves toward equality with Title IX settlement

Northern California school district agrees to settle gender equity claims

(photo of Red Bluff high school)

Red Bluff Joint Union High School District has approved a settlement regarding the Title IX claims brought by girls at Red Bluff High School alleging they do not receive equal athletic facilities, benefits and opportunities to their male counterparts. The lawsuit, brought under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, alleged that boys were afforded many… Continue reading Northern California school district agrees to settle gender equity claims

Award for lead plaintiff in important Title IX victory[:zh]Award for lead plaintiff in important Title IX victory

Legal Aid at Work is celebrating the induction of Veronica Ollier Lewandowski, lead plaintiff in Ollier v. Sweetwater, into the Impact Fund’s “Class Action Hall of Fame.” The fund recognized her for the essential role she played in winning a unanimous ruling from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applying Title IX gender equity… Continue reading Award for lead plaintiff in important Title IX victory[:zh]Award for lead plaintiff in important Title IX victory