Several volleyball players and their coach successfully sued the university in 2009 after it announced it would eliminate volleyball for budgetary reasons and replace it with a competitive cheer squad. The judge issued the injunction at that time. On Monday …
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Cheerleading is Not a Sport – EverythingLubbock.com
According to a federal appeals court, competitive cheerleading is not a sport. The decision was made after a volleyball coach from Quinnipiac University sued the school for eliminating that team in order to add cheerleading, allowing the school to satisfy Title …
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Federal court rules once and for all that cheerleading is not a real sport – Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)
As reported by the Associated Press, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Hartford, ruled that Quinnipiac University’s attempt to classify the school’s cheerleading squad as a varsity team sport was not valid, because as of 2010 cheerleading did not …
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Federal court rules that cheerleading is not a real sport – Examiner.com
The court, based in Hartford, ruled that Quinnipiac University’s attempt to classify the cheerleading squad at the school as a varsity team sport was invalid because cheerleading does not reach “the level of a varsity sport.” View slideshow: Federal court rules …
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Federal court rules once and for all that cheerleading is not a real sport – Yahoo! Sports (blog)
As reported by the Associated Press, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Hartford, ruled that Quinnipiac University’s attempt to classify the school’s cheerleading squad as a varsity team sport was not valid, because as of 2010 cheerleading did not …
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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Brought By Ooltewah Cheerleaders – The Chattanoogan
The suit was filed against principal Mark Bean, cheerleading sponsor Kelly Peterson and the county schools. It was brought by parents Jodee Crumley, Jennifer and Tommy Smith and Valerie and Todd Jones. The dismissals came in November 2010 after the …
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Judgment against WV High School’s ‘Queen of … – TMC Net
She was also kicked off the cheerleading squad. Kowaslki has complained that the punishment has made her “isolated and depressed,” a fact that failed to move the appeals court…not to mention 99 percent of the country, very probably. …
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Carrollton Teen Sues Over Petty Cheerleading Beef, Is Laughed Out of Federal Court – Dallas Observer (blog)
To wit: 1. The school did not remove the freshman cheerleading squad captain after she told Sanches she’d kissed her boyfriend. 2 The way the squad chose jump sequences at homecoming was patently unfair. 3. Rank favoritism. 4. …
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Federal Judge: Cheerleading Is Not a Sport
Competitive cheerleading is not an official sport that colleges can use to meet gender-equity requirements, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in ordering a Connecticut school to keep its women’s volleyball team. (July 21)