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Title IX case helps high school athletes.(NEWSWATCH)

Women in Higher Education

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Title IX won a victory on the high school front when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a case that found discrimination against female high school athletes. Their sports were scheduled in the sport's off-season, while the boys played during the regular season.

The nearly decade-long battle involved the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), which was found to violate the civil rights law. MHSAA scheduled six girls' sports to be played in the off-season, ...

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