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Love v. Guymon Public Schools
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Result of Lawsuit:
Settlement Agreement filed with the Court.
Highlights of Settlement:
1. The School District agreed to build a softball field
on campus. This field has been completed.
2. The School District agreed to add fast pitch
softball at the High School level.
3. The School District committed to providing interscholastic Junior
High fast pitch softball as soon as competition was available. In the
meantime, the School District committed to providing fast pitch
softball at the Junior High level as an intramural sport.
4. The School District agreed to encourage increased female
participation in school-sponsored sports.
5. The School District agreed to conduct student interest surveys for
the purpose of ascertaining the level of interest in existing sports or
in any sport which is not currently offered by the District.
6. The School District agreed to establish a system of accounting for
expenditures on male and female sports, and to make an expenditure
report available to anyone who requests it.
7. The School District agreed that it has a responsibility to monitor
all contributions and the effects that contributions have on
school-sponsored sports. The District recognized that it has the
responsibility to ensure that boys' and girls' sports are
supported equitably.
8. The School District committed to publishing to students its
commitment to equal athletic participation opportunities, along with
equitable treatment and benefits, for male and female students.
9. The School District committed to scheduling annual Title IX
educational seminars for its teachers and administrators.
10. The School District agreed to ensure that interested parents
and/or guardians are annually provided an opportunity to understand
the application of Title IX to the District's athletic program.
11. The School District committed to providing equitable equipment,
supplies and uniforms to their female athletes.
12. The School District agreed to schedule games and practice
on an equitable basis.
13. The School District committed to treating male and female
athletes equitably with respect to travel, meals and lodging.
14. The School District acknowledged its obligation to select coaches
for all teams based on the same criteria. The School District further
acknowledged its obligation to establish a ratio of coaches to athletes
that is comparable for male and female teams.
15. The School District agreed to facilitate female athletes'
meaningful use of the weight training facilities and to provide weight
lifting class instructors with training in proper weight lifting
techniques for female athletes.
16. The School District committed to equitably promoting a
nd publicizing female sports.
17. The School District agreed to ensure that training and/or medical
services are provided equitably to athletes of both genders.