Women's Rights in Education
Lizzy Martinez v. Manatee County School District
On April 30, 2018, the ACLU Women’s Rights Project and ACLU of Florida sent a letter to the Manatee County School District and the principal of Braden River High School on behalf of Lizzy Martinez, a high school student disciplined for not wearing a bra under her shirt to school due to a painful sunburn.
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Michigan
Oct 2017
Women's Rights in Education
Goocher and the National Collegiate Wrestling Association
The ACLU, the ACLU of Michigan, the National Women’s Law Center and the Women’s Sports Foundation sent a letter to the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) urging it to change its discriminatory policy that prohibits women, like University of Michigan-Dearborn student and national wrestling champion Marina Goocher, from competing against male wrestlers when women wrestlers and teams are unavailable.
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Michigan
Oct 2017
Women's Rights in Education
Goocher and the National Collegiate Wrestling Association
The ACLU, the ACLU of Michigan, the National Women’s Law Center and the Women’s Sports Foundation sent a letter to the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) urging it to change its discriminatory policy that prohibits women, like University of Michigan-Dearborn student and national wrestling champion Marina Goocher, from competing against male wrestlers when women wrestlers and teams are unavailable.
Pennsylvania
Dec 2013
Women's Rights in Education
Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for failing to protect a student even after concluding that her abusive ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy.
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Pennsylvania
Dec 2013
Women's Rights in Education
Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for failing to protect a student even after concluding that her abusive ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy.
Court Case
Aug 2012
Women's Rights in Education
Doe v. Wood County Board of Education
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of West Virginia have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a mother and her daughters who attend Van Devender Middle School, claiming that the school’s practice of separating boys and girls into different classes is unlawful, based on discredited theories, and has impaired the girls’ education.
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Aug 2012
Women's Rights in Education
Doe v. Wood County Board of Education
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of West Virginia have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a mother and her daughters who attend Van Devender Middle School, claiming that the school’s practice of separating boys and girls into different classes is unlawful, based on discredited theories, and has impaired the girls’ education.
Court Case
Aug 2012
Women's Rights in Education
ACLU Challenge to Student Pregnancy Policy of Delhi Charter School in Delhi, Louisiana
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Aug 2012
Women's Rights in Education