http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/KeepingScore...csInMA2004.pdf

http://www.nd.edu/~frswrite/issues/2...turcotte.shtml

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...11/ai_n9119755

http://www.cacities.org/index.jsp?zo...iewStory=23140

http://www.womenslawproject.org/pres...tleIX_12-3.pdf

http://www.nacwaa.org/rc/rc_articlepr_california.php

(Do a "find" for "official" and "referee" in these for pertinent passages, if interested.)

I'm not an attorney, but I disagree. I'd be willing to bet that if it went to court, it would be found that it does apply to sports officials of the affected federally-assisted programs, insomuch as the officiating (quality and quantity) could be construed as an implied inclusion of either the "descrimination" or "benefits of" passage of the main Title IX document. It just hasn't happened yet, that I'm aware of. (Sport Law attorneys feel free to chime in here if it has.)

Even if you don't agree with this, officials are directly related to Title IX - particularly to how the expenditures on contest officials must be declared in every program's Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act report - (as this has a direct relation to how much a program costs to run) - a mandatory, annual report filed by each institution to the US Dept. of Ed.

In northern VA AAA schools, we work 3-person for boys & girls.