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State

athletics MARCH

body

argues GLADNESS

it is not

subject

to Title IX

By PAT EATON-ROBB
AP Sports Writer
The organization that over-
sees high school sports in
Connecticut is arguing in a
court filing that it is not sub-
ject to the federal law that
guarantees equal access
to women and girls in edu-
cation, including athletics.
The argument that the
Connecticut Interscholas-
tic Athletic Conference is
exempt from Title IX comes
as lawyers outline their po-
sitions in a lawsuit by three
female runners who are
seeking to block the par-
ticipation of transgender
athletes in girls sports.The
conference allows athletes
to participate as the gen-
der with which they iden-
tify, in accordance with
a state law that says stu-
dents must be treated that
way in Connecticut public
schools.
The lawsuit argues that
male anatomy gives the
transgender runners an un-
fair advantage in violation
of Title IX.
In a March 13 filing, de-
fense lawyers argued that
the athletic conference
should not be a defen-
dant in the lawsuit, which
was filed in February and
also names several boards
of education in districts
where the track athletes Big shots that define the madness of March
compete.
“By its terms, Title IX applies
only to recipients of federal In this March 28, 1992, file photo, Duke's Christian Laettner runs down the court after making the last-second winning shot to defeat
funds,” the defense attor- Kentucky 104-103 in overtime in the East Regional final NCAA college basketball game in Philadelphia.
neys wrote in the filing. q Associated Press
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