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Genarlow Wilson
Genarlow Wilson, a promising scholar-athlete, was sent to prison for 10 years after receiving oral sex from a 15 year-old when he was 17. In court "everyone, including the girl and the prosecution, agreed she initiated the act." However due to an old law the act was a felony.
Tags: athlete; sexual intercourse; oral sex; minors; felony; misdemeanor; Genarlow Wilson; statutory rape;
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Hispanic Girls in Sports Held Back By Tradition
Surveys show that young Hispanic girls are less likely to participate in sports than non-Hispanic girls. School officials and experts say sports participation among these girls is necessary because Hispanic girls face a higher risk of dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, and obesity. According to this investigation, family life and tradition play a significant role in why these girls don't participate in sports. This story also looks at Hispanic women who are professional athletes and serve as role models for other female athletes.
Tags: National Center for Education Statistics; National Education Longitudinal Survey; sports participation; ethnicity; high school sports; college sports; athletics
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More and more girls got game
Brady and Sylwester report that even though more boys than girls play high school sports, the gender gap is getting smaller. "The percentage of girls who play varsity sports continues on a slow rise at the same time the percentage for boys is flat." The reporters used a database that contains data from a survey done by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
Tags: high school sports; gender; women; National Federation of State High School Associations; Hispanics; athletics; CAR
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Second String: Gender inequality in high school athletics
Carl Prine, in a four-part series, details the gender inequalities in athletics at 129 high schools in southwestern Pennsylvania see how well the 1972 Title IX of the Educational Amendments is being enacted in schools. "At each school, the Trib examined the athletic program's participation rates; money spent on equipment, training, travel, uniforms and officials; and coaching salaries for the 1999-2000 school year." While the number of girls interested and playing sports is increasing, Prine investigates why the majority of high school athletic resources go to boys. The Tribune-Review found out that policy in some schools makes sure that two out of every three athletes are boys, for every tax dollar spent on sports, 69 cents goes to boys athletics, school booster clubs poured dollars - sometimes illegally - into boys while neglecting girls, some schools rarely hire female coaches or athletic directors, and few schools and districts hire people to oversee the enforcement of Title IX violations.
Tags: sports; Title IX; National Collegiate Athletic Association; Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association; Civil Rights Restoration Act; Office of Civil Rights; girls athletes
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Second String: Gender Inequalities in High School Athletics
Carl Prine, in a four-part series, details the gender inequalities in athletics at 129 high schools in southwestern Pennsylvania. "At each school, the Trib examined the athletic program's participation rates; money spent on equipment, training, travel, uniforms and officials; and coaching salaries for the 1999-2000 school year." While the number of girls interested and playing sports is increasing, Prine investigates why more schools aren't upholding Title IX rules and the issues surrounding this long-lived debate.
Tags: sports; Title IX; National Collegiate Athletic Association; Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association; Civil Rights Restoration Act; Office of Civil Rights; gender; inequalities; education
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The Gender Gap: Georgia Girls Face Uneven Playing Fields
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution 8-part special report reveals that 27 years after Title IX became federal law, "gender equity still is not the standard in most Georgia high schools. Not even close." The investigation found that coaches of boys sports receive the majority of the financial support. The report examines why only 36 percent of high school girls participate in sports as compared to 64 percent of boys.
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Rick Butler built the nation's best girls' volleyball program in west Chicago, landing scholarships for more than 100 athletes and a spot for himself on the short list of possible Olympic coaches. But now allegations that he sexually abused three star players may have spiked his career. Chicago magazine investigates how Butler manipulated girls under his coaching supervision, inviting them to hotel rooms, forcing them into sex and threatening loss of future scholarships if they resisted. (February 1996)
Tags: Hanson Sex; Lies; And Volleyball Child molestation Sexual abuse Narrative 8 pgs.