School Refuses To Let Boy Join Cheerleading Squad

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2008-01-10 03:33

Story here. Excerpt:

"Bobby's mother filed a discrimination claim with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights two years ago, and now a settlement has been reached.
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[Bobby's mother]... said she has sworn statements from other parents stating the coach admitted cutting Bobby because she didn't want a boy on her team.

...the coach was also the school's human resources counselor.
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In the settlement agreement, the school admits no wrongdoing but the commission has ordered mandatory training for the principal, teachers and coaches at the school.
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As for the woman who cut him from the team, she is no longer the cheerleading coach."

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Apparently there is no father in the picture, at least not in the print or video versions of the story.

The boy's mom is spunky and keen on gender equality.

This kid is clearly a talented athlete, and should be shooting for the Olympics, not the cheer-leading squad.

The feminazi school administrators paid $3,000 to avoid a very expensive lawsuit.

The mom was poorly advised by her attorney, if she even had one.

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Submitted by Roy on Thu, 2008-01-10 20:55

"The mom was poorly advised by her attorney, if she even had one."

Indeed. This could have gone much higher and been worth a lot more. Instead, the boy is still not on the squad and $3,000 is peanuts.

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Submitted by mcc99 on Fri, 2008-01-11 04:21

Too bad we can't send the boy a letter. I'm sure he'd be interested in fighting for male rights, as at such a young age, he's been a victim of misandry. His mother would probably be interested in it too. BTW, she has my respect for fighting for her son's rights. But yeah, she could have prolly could have gotten at least 5 figures.

Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!

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Submitted by xtrnl on Fri, 2008-01-11 04:28

The low monetary request demonstrates that this was a suit over equality, not someone looking for a way to make money.

Props to this mother. I'm glad she got the coach fired.

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Submitted by Demonspawn on Fri, 2008-01-11 17:53

If equality is so cheap, then maybe the upcoming 2010-2015 reauthorization of VAWA could be reduced to $3,000?

Instead of the current $1 billion per year?

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Submitted by Roy on Sat, 2008-01-12 00:17

Equality is not cheap. However, in our current society of "any excuse to sue to make money" I'm glad that this action wasn't one of those lawsuits. The fact that the monetary award was not the main focus is what I consider proof of that.

--Demonspawn

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Submitted by Demonspawn on Sat, 2008-01-12 22:06