************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: "David P. Dillard" ?jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx? Sent: Wed, 7 May 2003 20:12:42 -0400 (EDT) According to Tara Brady's lawsuit filings, her college and her coach discriminated against her upon learning that she was pregnant and planned to carry the pregnancy to term. ---------------------- A New Lawsuit by a Female Athlete Tests Title IX's Protection Against Pregnancy Discrimination By JOANNA GROSSMAN lawjlg@xxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, May. 06, 2003 ?http://writ.news.findlaw.com/grossman/20030506.html? While a student at Connecticut's Sacred Heart University, Tara Brady was notable for two things: her basketball promise and her pregnancy. As a sophomore on a full athletic scholarship, Brady became pregnant, and made known her intention to complete the pregnancy and raise the child (now a 14-month old boy). According to a lawsuit Brady filed last month in federal court, the reaction of her coach, Edward Swanson, and the University to the news of her pregnancy was to discriminate against her. Brady claims that their discriminatory actions violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. (Title IX is a federal statute that prohibits schools that receive federal financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex.) If Brady's allegations are proven true, her Title IX claims against the University - based both on its own actions, and her coach's - are promising. Brady has also sued her coach individually for emotional distress. (According to most courts, Title IX does not permit individuals to be held directly liable under Title IX.) Brady's Allegations: Discrimination Once Her Pregnancy Was Public According to Brady's complaint, she revealed her pregnancy at the end of her sophomore year, while working in a summer basketball camp, a job that was guaranteed under the terms of her scholarship. At first, she says, her coach took the news well. But after consulting with university officials, he told her she would be a "distraction" and should leave Sacred Heart. --------------------- ******************************************************************** DIALECT SPEAKERS AND LINGUISTICS Find Resources for African American Black Vernacular, Creole, Patois, A pidgin is a new language which develops in situations where speakers of different languages need to communicate but don't share a common language. <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/Home_Linguistics.html> ******************************************************************** Full Story May be Read at the URL Above. Sincerely, David Dillard Research Librarian david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ECP RingLeader http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> ADVERTISE REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET GET FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>