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Originally posted by gsf23
I would like to know exactly why this coach was fired. If he was fired just because he was complaining and raising a ruckus, I think that would just fall under wrongful termination and I don't see how Title IX comes into play there. Has the school even been found guilty of a Title IX violation yet? A Title IX violation didn't cause his firing, he was fired for complaining about the facilities.
Now, if he was fired because he wasn't doing a good job as a coach, then I could see how suing under Title IX could work if he argued that being forced to coach in inadequate facilites, as compared to the boys, affected his success as a coach.
Now, I do think that the school should be punished for what appears to be a clear Title IX violation, but I just don't see how the coach can get compensation from that.
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gsf23, you stated that if the coach was fired because he was complaining about illegal treatment of the girls, you would think that it would "just fall under wrongful conviction." In most states, employment is "at will," which means that a person can be fired for any reason, or no reason, as long as it is not an unlawful reason. I assume that the coach did not work in a state with a whistleblower statute and, if that is true, the only potential claim he could make is under Title IX for retaliation. As I understand it, that is what the litigation is all about
: Does Title IX provide complainers from retaliation? I hope that helps.