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Members
of the Arrowhead Warhawks field hockey team play a scrimmage
at Arrowhead High School on Monday. Arrowhead officials said
Monday they have agreed to make improvements to resolve a
Title IX dispute.
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TOWN OF MERTON - More than two years after a Title IX complaint was
filed anonymously alleging sexual discrimination at Arrowhead High
School, the federal agency investigating the matter has determined
planned improvements to the school’s athletic facilities will
resolve the issue.
The 2006 complaint alleged that the girls field hockey program
was not given equal resources as other boys sports teams, according
to a news release from the district Monday. As a result of the
complaint, the United States Department of Education’s Office for
Civil Rights launched a full-scale investigation of Arrowhead’s
athletic program, Superintendent Craig Jefson said.
Planned improvements to the school’s girls field hockey and
girls softball fields will resolve the complaint and any concern of
inequality, Jefson said Monday.
Title IX refers to legislation that was passed more than 30 years
ago banning sex discrimination in schools, whether it be in
academics or athletics.
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Caley Clinton can be reached at cclinton@conleynet.com
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