Poll: Are boys/girls programs in your school treated equally?
Here are the results of our poll:
- Yes: 43.5%
- No: 52.2%
- Not sure: 4.4%
Earlier this year, an Oregon high school softball program filed a lawsuit against the district, claiming the girls have not been given access to the same facilities as the boys baseball team. That incident, and others throughout the nation, led us to ask whether coaches recognize these inequalities in their own districts.
Some coaches identified unfair treatment outside of the school district, saying it’s not always about funding. The media, parents and students also don’t see boys and girls programs as the same.
“It’s not even close in New York,” said one coach. “From the local level at the high school to the media and even the way sport is administered by the NYSPHSAA, males are given the highest level of treatment.”
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