Pregnant HS volleyballer gets decision on discrimination lawsuit
Apr 20, 2010, 10:45 AM EDT
Remember this story from Dec., in which a pregnant high school volleyball player sued her school for discrimination, because her coach wouldn’t let her play without her doctor’s permission? Mackenzie McCollum, 17, a senior at Arlington Heights High School in Dallas, filed a civil-rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, contending that her coach’s decision cost her a chance at a college scholarship. From NBC-DFW:
After an investigation, the department decided not to pursue the case, said McCollum’s attorney, Lara Kaufmann, of the Washington-based Women’s Law Center.
The Fort Worth Independent School District said it treated McCollum like any other student with a medical condition and allowed her to continue playing volleyball as soon as she obtained her doctor’s approval.
And so the “Nobody puts baby in a corner” defense fails.
That was a speedy decision by the USDOE. Any longer, and the girl’s child could have testified.
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Pregnant Volleyball Player Loses Discrimination Complaint [NBC Dallas Fort Worth]
Pregnant Volleyball Player Loses Discrimination Complaint [Lewp's Weblog]
