Browsing: Title IX

– 202308PillenJim Nebraska

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said his state 'will not comply' with recent changes to Title IX by the Biden administration, The Nebraska Examiner reported Friday. “Protecting our kids and women’s athletics is my duty,” Pillen said in a statement, according to The Nebraska Examiner. “The president’s new rules threaten the safety of women and…

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) stated on Thursday that his state will refuse to follow the new Title IX changes introduced by the Biden administration. “Florida disagrees with [President Biden’s] effort to alter Title IX,” DeSantis explained in a video uploaded on the social platform X. “We will not comply, and we will resist.” “We will not…

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The University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC) has agreed to pay up to $4.14 million to student-athletes who were subjected to sexual abuse and discrimination by a former swim coach for a long time, as stated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. The settlement agreement was reached after the DOJ discovered that Chad Cradock, the former head coach for…

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A Justice Department investigation found that a Maryland college failed to respond properly to allegations of sexual abuse brought against the former swim and diving coach at the school. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that its investigation into the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) found that its failure to address allegations of sex discrimination…