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Team DQ’d for Fielding a Male Cheerleader: Discrimination or Necessary Evil? – Bleacher Report


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Male and female cheerleaders performing together during a Butler vs. Florida game late in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. A high school cheerleading squad with hopes of placing in a recent statewide competition was disqualified when the contest ended in the …
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Park Vista students who alleged cheerleader discrimination to reject offer of … – Palm Beach Post


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The seven girls, along with another not in attendance, assert that they were discriminated against while auditioning for the cheerleading team at Park Vista High School. Search 2010 high school FCAT grades calculated under the old grading system. …
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Group of girls claim discrimination after not making the high school … – WPTV

The girls, who are all black, say they tried out for the cheerleading squad at Park Vista High School. They say this isn’t the first time racism has been an issue at their school. The girls feel they were discriminated against because while they did …
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Tenn. judge stops cheerleading selection after student alleges discrimination … – The Republic

A judge in Maury County has issued a restraining order stopping the selection of a cheerleading squad at Columbia Central High School because of a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by sophomore Olivia Owens and her …
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