This government publication covers hearings regarding the amendment to Title IX on prohibition of sex discrimination, referred to as the "Tower Amendment" (Sept. 16-18, 1975). Testimoney by those interested in supporting and defeating this amendment is published in the form of papers, letters and signatures, and indicates the need for…

This hearing report concerns possible antitrust and anticompetitive violations by the College Bowl Alliance consisting of the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEC), the Big 12, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and the Big East, as well as Notre Dame University; and after 1998 will include PAC-10, Big 10, and the Rose Bowl. An agreement was…

Analyzes the issues and decisions in recent court cases concerning student participation in interscholastic athletics, particularly at the secondary school level, and notes the potential impact of the decisions on athletic regulations. Covers handicapped-related conditions, property rights in participation, due process, and the reasonableness of…

Argues that the general language of the Title IX statute, together with certain specific features of it, strongly suggests that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare should develop more stringent and demanding regulations based on social policy considerations concerning sex discrimination in intercollegiate sports. Available from Yale…

Examines the defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk for protection from liability for school athletic injuries. Advises school personnel to adhere to court decisions that define what schools owe their athletic team participants: (1) instruction; (2) supervision; (3) equipment; (4) medical treatment; and (5) selection and…

This resource guide for the conduct of athletic competition for physically disabled students in Louisiana includes policies and procedures for statewide implementation, official rules for competition, and copies of all forms needed for program development. The guide contains three sections. The first section covers organizational structure for…

To clarify the athletic requirements contained in the Title IX regulations of the Education Amendment of 1972, this policy interpretation was designed to provide colleges and universities with more guidance on how to comply with the law. The obligations of colleges and universities are clarified in the following areas: student interests and…

Notes current litigation influencing schools: upcoming Supreme Court cases, including one involving extension of exclusionary rule to school officials; an Oregon court decision holding athletic associations liable for injured student athletes; and an appeals court ruling against restricting handicapped students to normal-length school years. (JW)

Through the requirements of Title IX and of various sports organizations, enforced by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the courts, the external regulation of intercollegiate sports is a salient fact of college and university existence. The legal basis for regulation and some examples of enforcement are examined. (JMD)

Court decisions on the autonomy of school sports regulators are examined in the context of "transfer rules." Transfer rules, which limit student participation in athletics after transferring from one school to another, were selected because of the large body of administrative material and case law that they have generated. (Author/MLF)

This guide is designed to assist schools in fully implementing Wisconsin's pupil nondiscrimination guidelines which provide equal educational opportunity for all of its students. The guidelines focus on discrimination problems in interscholastic athletics and are based on sex equity. Following a foreword and acknowledgements, the document is…

The principal legal relationships that a public institution of higher education encounters in connection with its athletics programs include its relationships to student athletes, to athletic regulatory associations, and to the federal government. Court characterizations of these relationships and their implications are reviewed. (JMD)

The transcript of the resumption of hearings on the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Enforcement Program, initiated in l978, is presented. In this session the issues of fairness and of federal intervention into collegiate athletics are addressed, specifically as they relate to recruitment of athletes by colleges and universities.…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently promulgated rules that make athletes' initial eligibility conditional upon the achievement of certain scores on college entrance examinations and completion of a specified high school curriculum with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. The changes were instituted to…

This guide is designed to help college athletic administrators obtain a basic and working knowledge of the Title IX Education Amendments of 1972 in order to ensure that athletics programs are in compliance with the law. Separate sections of the report cover: (1) Title IX basics, outlining the components of the amendment and offering examples of…