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Martin v. Sperry Public Schools
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Result of Lawsuit:
Settlement Agreement filed with the Court.
Highlights of Settlement:
Title IX Enforcement
Randolph v. Owasso Public Schools
Gilbert v. Inola Public Schools
Black v. Norman Public Schools
Martin v. Sperry Public Schools
Keesee v. Holdenville Public Schools
McCartney v. Chouteau Public Schools
1. The School District had constructed a new facility
which contained football locker rooms and a weight
room. The School District agreed to reassign use of
this facility to provide access to girls on an equitable
basis. In harmony with this commitment, the football
players will use the facility each fall, and girls' sports will move into the facility for each Spring semester.
2. The School District agreed to ensure that coaches of female teams
receive special instruction regarding the value of strength and
conditioning for female athletes. The School District further
committed to ensuring that supervision of the weight room will be
provided in a manner conducive to equal access to weight facilities
and equipment for females.
3. The School District agreed to provide off season training
opportunities to female athletes that are the same as those available
to male athletes.
4. The School District agreed to dedicate a locker room for the
exclusive use of the softball players during their season.
5. The School District agreed to take affirmative steps to encourage
participation of female students in the District's athletic program.
These steps will include the conducting of student interest surveys.
6. The School District acknowledged the interest that female athletes
participating in school-sponsored sports have in connection with
scholarship opportunities.
7. The School District committed to ensuring that its coaches will be
responsive to student or parent requests to respond to third party
inquiries for information regarding the student and her involvement
in school sports. For example, the school will ensure that coaches
respond to college recruiters' requests for appropriate information
on female athletes.
8. The School District agreed to review its policies related to athletic
participation or participation in extra curricular activities which may
impact the opportunities of a female student to participate in a sport
or to participate in more than one sport.
9. The School District agreed to publish to students its commitment to
equal athletic opportunities for male and female students.
10. The School District committed to providing specific training
related to gender equity in school-sponsored sports, to be delivered to
the District's administrative and athletic staff, or any other staff
member or volunteer who is associated with the District's athletic
program.
11. The School District agreed to establish a system of accounting for
revenues and expenditures on male and female sports, and to provide
a revenues and expenditures report to anyone who requests it.
12. The School District acknowledged its obligation to select coaches
for all teams using the same criteria. The School District further
committed to ensuring that coach-player ratios will be consistent with
the regulations of Title IX.
13. The School District agreed that it has an obligation to furnish
equipment, supplies and uniforms to its student athletes in a manner
that does not discriminate on the basis of gender.
14. The School District committed to ensuring that female athletes
are treated in the same manner as male athletes with respect to
travel, meals, lodging and similar privileges.