The school contended the 30-person competitive cheer squad and other personnel moves within the athletic department kept it in compliance with Title IX, the federal law that mandates equal opportunities for men and women in education and athletics.
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Students, school employees named in gay bullying lawsuit – WHAS 11.com (subscription)
The 11-year-old joined the cheerleading squad at Thomas Jefferson Middle School several months ago. Attorney Teddy Gordon says that’s when the bullying began. “He was encouraged and recruited to try out for the cheerleading team so they could have …
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Bengals cheerleader Sarah Jones brings lawsuit against TheDirty.com – Daily Mail
Jones, a five-year veteran of the Ben-Gals cheerleading squad, was indicted in Covington, Kentucky on charges of first-degree sexual abuse last month. The indictment states the alleged sexual relationship with the high school student took place between …
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Cheerleader’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Nik Ric… – Phoenix New Times (blog)
Jones asked “Richie” twice to remove the post. He refused. The humiliation “Richie” allegedly caused Jones caused her to leave her teaching job in November. She still cheers for the Bengals, and is currently the captain of the team’s cheerleading …
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Mount Hope Middle School face lawsuit over gang raped girl, 13 – Daily Mail
She had missed her bus after being made to collect uniforms for the cheerleading squad by Linda Nevi, the coach. When the girl, who was the middle school’s cheerleading captain, then went to the school’s office to ask to call home, she was told she …
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Mount Hope Middle School Faces Lawsuit For Student Gang Rape – Huffington Post
According to court documents, the girl had to stay after school to collect uniforms for her school cheerleading squad from the coach, Linda Nevi. Nevi allegedly took longer than anticipated to gather the uniforms, which forced the girl to miss her …
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Free Speech Lawsuit By Student Forced to Cheer Rapist Found Not “Frivolous” – Change.org (blog)
HS was removed from the cheerleading squad by Superintendent Richard Bain for asserting that she would not cheer for her rapist by name. This incident and the school’s general misconduct motivated her family to bring a lawsuit against the school …
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Judge Tosses Tennessee Cheerleaders’ Damages Lawsuit – Insurance Journal
The principal and coach contended they were following school policy and a specially crafted “constitution” for the cheerleading team, which states that anyone caught drinking will be punished to the point of being kicked off the squad.
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Minnesota School Faces Lawsuit Over Racist ‘Wigger Day’ – Huffington Post
According to Williams, Pruitt became depressed, quit the cheerleading squad, left student council, skipped her senior prom and even considered dropping out of school. Pruitt also declined to participate in the school’s Martin Luther King Day ceremonies …
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Cheerleaders’ underage drinking lawsuit dismissed – Albany Times Union
The principal and coach contended they were following school policy and a specially crafted “constitution” for the cheerleading team, which states that anyone caught drinking will be punished to the point of being kicked off the squad.
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