Kristen Galles, Equity Legal
kgalles@erols.com
Dempsey & Brown wrote:
> Expert Folks,
>
> In the past couple of months I have received several requests from school
> boards or their administrators for prototype language that provides
> direction for WHEN and HOW a public body properly reacts to needs of the
> under-presented gender/class. Law, both state and federal, "mandates" that
> student interest be surveyed to determine unmet interest in athletics and
> that this is what is assumed as baseline data when substantial
> disproportionality is detected, noted, complained about, etc.
>
> What I can't find is language that establishes triggers and defines
> procedure when self-study (or a curmudgeon like me) points in the direction
> of disproportionality/action. Any help out there?
>
> Herb Dempsey
> dempsy@ix.netcom.com