Resource: Gender Equity In Athletics: The New Battleground of Interscholastic Sports

This Article is born of our experience in litigating two federal cases based primarily on Title IX. The two cases are now pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Randolph v. Owasso Indep. Sch. Dist., No. I-011, No. 96-CV-0105-K (N.D. Okla. filed Feb. 15, 1996); Bull v. Tulsa Pub. Schs., No. 96-C-0180H (N.D. Okla. filed Mar. 8, 1996). As of this writing, the litigation is ongoing, so the final story has yet to be told. Our purpose here is to provide information on the progression of this type of litigation based on our experiences. What follows is a "how-to" guide for the initiation of Title IX litigation aimed at achieving gender equity in interscholastic sports. A subsequent article will track the progress of the litigation.