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A coach who alleged school district retaliation for his complaints about unequal treatment of his girls' high school basketball team had no right to sue under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Roderick Jackson, who coached at Ensley High School in the 37,800- student Birmingham, Ala., district, contends he was relieved of his coaching duties last year after he complained that his team got worse treatment than the boys' basketball squad.
He sued under Title IX, which bars discrimination based on sex in federally financed educational programs. A Department of Education regulation interprets the statute as prohibiting retaliation against "any individual" for making a complaint...
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