The Boone County situation came about because the girls softball team was upset they did not have a field located on the school grounds. They used a field behind a nearby elementary school. Eventually the school had to buy some very expensive property from a neighboring business and built the girls a very nice softball field.

 

I am going to go out on a limb here and say that the facilities of the field behind the elementary school wasn't close to the quality of facilities at the baseball field that was on campus.

I support equal school funding of girl's athletics. Here's where I feel it really goes wrong. Let's say, for example, a baseball team raises money to install lights on their field. Softball team makes no effort. School board rules the baseball team can't have lights unless the softball field is lit also. Since the board is not about to provide money for the lights, the softball team is apathetic and does not attempt to raise money, then the only solution is...

no one gets lights. Therefore, the girls are no better off, just equal.

 

If this is a situation that Title IX allows - actually, that Title IX requires - it is absolutely ridiculous and has gone to the point of discriminating against the boys. Which is ironic since the law was enacted to prevent discrimination against the girls.

I would say that Title IX is just an example at an attempt to level the playing field, but since that doesn't exist in real life, I won't say that.:sssh:

I am going to go out on a limb here and say that the facilities of the field behind the elementary school wasn't close to the quality of facilities at the baseball field that was on campus.

 

Correct.

 

Of course, what percentage of high school girls softball fields across the country are on par with the boys baseball fields? If a a girl's softball field is not exactly the same in quality to a boy's baseball field does it automatically become a situation of discrimination or inequality?

Correct.

 

Of course, what percentage of high school girls softball fields across the country are on par with the boys baseball fields? If a a girl's softball field is not exactly the same in quality to a boy's baseball field does it automatically become a situation of discrimination or inequality?

 

1st question: they should be very comparable.

2nd question: It could depending on what the difference is.

The biggest problem in my opinion with IX is the lack of sport that is a female equivalent to football. This website has some interesting numbers to show how much IX has hurt men's sports on the collegiate level. IX was a great thing for women's sports, but it needs to be amended.

If I'm not mistaken, and I may well be, rowing is a sport sometimes used to help gain equivalant numbers of scholarship athletes with football. It is also a fairly expensive sport. I have heard that is the main reason it was added at Louisville.

 

I would also like to see the number of men's teams at various schools that have been eliminated because of Title IX.

If I'm not mistaken, and I may well be, rowing is a sport sometimes used to help gain equivalant numbers of scholarship athletes with football. It is also a fairly expensive sport. I have heard that is the main reason it was added at Louisville.

 

I would also like to see the number of men's teams at various schools that have been eliminated because of Title IX.

 

I was wondering about that! The Ohio near the falls isn't the best place for a rowing team I would think.

If I'm not mistaken, and I may well be, rowing is a sport sometimes used to help gain equivalant numbers of scholarship athletes with football. It is also a fairly expensive sport. I have heard that is the main reason it was added at Louisville.

 

I would also like to see the number of men's teams at various schools that have been eliminated because of Title IX.

 

Are you talking college or high school?

If I'm not mistaken, and I may well be, rowing is a sport sometimes used to help gain equivalant numbers of scholarship athletes with football. It is also a fairly expensive sport. I have heard that is the main reason it was added at Louisville.

 

I would also like to see the number of men's teams at various schools that have been eliminated because of Title IX.

 

I think you mean inexpensive sport, don't you.

 

On the football question, there is some mathematical equation as you don't have to spend dollar to dollar on football compared to a girl's sport.

 

I will go ahead and throw this out there as someone will at some point.

 

Is this an issue that helps St. X, Trinity and Cov Cath have a huge advantage. Does Title IX apply to the diocese where they have to compare what is going on at Notre Dame to Cov Cath? Or are they two totally separate schools where others have to address Title IX concerns and T and X do not?

No, I meant expensive. Those boats can't be cheap and rowing them in the Ohio River has to be hard on them.

 

My question about sports being shut down applied to either college or high school.

 

And finally, Title IX only applies if the institution gets federal funds. However I do think that the KHSAA has a rule that if a private school is coed they must abide by Title IX.

No, I meant expensive. Those boats can't be cheap and rowing them in the Ohio River has to be hard on them.

 

My question about sports being shut down applied to either college or high school.

 

And finally, Title IX only applies if the institution gets federal funds. However I do think that the KHSAA has a rule that if a private school is coed they must abide by Title IX.

 

Rowing is very expensive.

I know it is hard to believe but in some schools the girls sports (except for Football) are just as well attended and supported as the boys programs. I believe it is a direct result of title ix because it has more girls involved, better athletes, and more parents going to games.

 

Also in our local High Schools the girls and boys are great supporters of each other's games. You will see the boys teams at the girls games cheering and vice versa.

 

Football is really the only sport that the girls programs can not compete, even though they have Volleyball which draws a good crowd, football is more of a community sport and involves more kids. It is also expensive and needs more money to support.

No, I meant expensive. Those boats can't be cheap and rowing them in the Ohio River has to be hard on them.

 

My question about sports being shut down applied to either college or high school.

 

And finally, Title IX only applies if the institution gets federal funds. However I do think that the KHSAA has a rule that if a private school is coed they must abide by Title IX.

 

I was told that colleges are going to rowing because it is inexpensive compared to other female sports. While the boats are expensive, you don't have to build a building/field to hold the match.

 

My understanding is that compared to offering other sports, the sport of rowing is rather inexpensive.

I think you mean inexpensive sport, don't you.

 

On the football question, there is some mathematical equation as you don't have to spend dollar to dollar on football compared to a girl's sport.

 

I will go ahead and throw this out there as someone will at some point.

 

Is this an issue that helps St. X, Trinity and Cov Cath have a huge advantage. Does Title IX apply to the diocese where they have to compare what is going on at Notre Dame to Cov Cath? Or are they two totally separate schools where others have to address Title IX concerns and T and X do not?

 

I did some research on this a few years ago when all this was brewing, Title IX does not apply to the system it applies to the schools themselves. So while Trinity and Assumption are techinically Diocesan schools, they are independent entities from each other and as such are not subject to Title IX. Although it should be noted that Trinity became independent from the diocese years ago. None of the boys schools in Louisville are diocesan anymore actually, Trinity is independent, St.X is run by the Xavarian Brothers and DeSales is run by the Carmalite Brothers. The only schools in Louisville that are diocesan, I believe, are Assumption and Holy Cross. Holy Cross IS subject to Title IX as a co-ed school.