The U.S. Appeals Court for the Second Circuit upheld the U.S. District Court’s decision that Quinnipiac University violated Title IX when it cut it women’s volleyball team, despite the university’s addition of competitive cheerleading. Pat Eaton-Robb of the Associated Press has the story.
The Court stated as follows:
“Like the district court, we acknowledge record evidence showing that competitive cheerleading can be physically challenging, requiring competitors to possess ‘strength, agility, and grace,’ the court wrote. “Similarly, we do not foreclose the possibility that the activity, with better organization and defined rules, might someday warrant recognition as a varsity sport. But, like the district court, we conclude that the record evidence shows that ‘that time has not yet arrived.’”
For more analysis, check out Connecticut Sports Law’s coverage of the Quinnipiac Title IX case:
Decision in Quinnipiac Title IX Case Puts Schools on Notice
Judge Underhill’s Memorandum of Decision in Biediger v. Quinnipiac University
Competitive Cheering a Varsity Sport? Quinnipiac Title IX Case May Provide Answers
Quinnipiac Faces Title IX Lawsuit Over Elimination of Women’s Volleyball
Title IX Lawsuit Brings More Unwanted Attention for Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac Volleyball Players Testify in Title IX Lawsuit
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