Filed Date: Jan. 6, 2000
Closed Date: Aug. 30, 2000
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Plaintiffs filed suit against Holdenville Public Schools on January 6, 2000, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, alleging that the school district had violated female students' rights under Title IX of the Education Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Judge Michael Burrage granted class certification on March 13, 2000. Judge Burrage approved the settlement agreement on August 17, 2000, and the case was dismissed on August 30, 2000.
The summary from the plaintiffs' law firm's website indicated that in the settlement agreement:
1. The School District agreed to encourage increased female participation in school-sponsored sports, and to take affirmative steps to increase that participation. This is to include fully funding Freshman and Junior Varsity teams. The School District also agreed to add Junior High fast pitch softball.
2. The School District agreed to conduct a student interest survey to specifically include volleyball, soccer, tennis, cheerleading and golf at all grade levels.
3. The School District agreed to ensure that softball participants play the
maximum number of available games as are available to baseball participants, at all grade levels.
4. The School District agreed to provide all female athletes with uniforms comparable to those provided to its male athletes.
5. The School District agreed to establish coaching offices in such a way that access to the office by a female student does not require a female student to enter a male locker room.
6.The School District agreed to make changes to the softball field which will ensure equivalency to the baseball field.
7. The School District agreed to publish to its students its commitment to equal opportunity for male and female student athletes.
8. The School District agreed to provide equivalent attention to female teams as male teams, in connection with school announcements, advertisements, assemblies, signs, and school publications.
Summary Authors
Carlyn Williams (3/24/2014)
Burrage, Michael Sean (Oklahoma)
Cauthron, Robin J. (Oklahoma)
Payne, James H. (Oklahoma)
Schiller, Samuel (Tennessee)
Hayes, Dwight D.D. (Oklahoma)
Burrage, Michael Sean (Oklahoma)
Cauthron, Robin J. (Oklahoma)
Payne, James H. (Oklahoma)
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State / Territory: Oklahoma
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 6, 2000
Closing Date: Aug. 30, 2000
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Parents, on behalf of their minor daughters and all present and future students of Holdenville schools, that participate, seek to participate, or have been denied from participating in interscholastic athletics.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Granted
Defendants
Holdenville Public Schools (Hughes), School District
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
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Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 2000 - None
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Goals (e.g., for hiring, admissions)
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