Risk 2 CHAP 8

Equitable treatment is judges on the basis of benefit received, rather than dollars spent, on which of the following?

Equipment and Supplies Travel and per Diem allowance Recruitment Publicity Tutors

If a school hires a highly qualified female lacrosse coach for the new women's varsity team, but decides to pay her less because she is female, the student-athletes on that team can and and should file a Title IX lawsuit.

False

Title IX applies only to state actors, and thus does not apply to private colleges.

False

Title IX applies to athletic programs, but not to intramural programs.

False

To be in compliance with Title IX, a school must spend the same amount of money on uniforms for the women's teams that it does on the men's teams.

False

To be in compliance with Title IX, the number of dollars spent for financial assistance for the total women's program must be equal to the number of dollars spent on financial assistance for the men's program.

False

Under Title IX, sports that generate revenue can be excluded from compliance

False.

In the case of ______________, the Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs in Title IX lawsuits could recover monetary damages.

Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools

Which of the following are among the 13 program areas used for compliance with Title IX?

Scheduling of games and practices Tutors Medical and Training Services Housing and Dining Coaching quality and availability

Which of the following are "prongs," or ways a school can prove that it is in compliance with Title IX?

Show a history of program expansion for the underrepresented sex. Show that the number of male and female athletes in its program is substantially proportional to their enrollment in the student body. Demonstrate that the interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex are being effectively accommodated by the current program.

According to Title IX, all physical education classes must be coeducational except those that are defined as "contact" sports (wrestling, boxing, rugby, ice hockey, football, and basketball).

True

If the men's program accepts benefits from a booster club, the athletic department must find a way to provide an equal benefit for the women's program.

True

Some opponents of Title IX argue that it creates a "quota system" that unfairly affectes males in athletics participation.

True

In the Neal case, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of appeals indicated that

that although not a recommended method, roster management is a legal method of moving toward Title IX compliance