Discrimination Suit Based on Title IX

This discrimination suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under both federal and state statutes for sex discrimination, federal violation of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 for anti-retaliation, and a state statute for breach of contract, by Eve Atkinson, former Athletic Director at Lafayette College, according to court documents (Jones). Four claims were made against Lafayette College and its president, Arthur Rothkopf for her termination, which she claimed was in retaliation for her raising Title IX issues. Title IX dictates gender equality in college athletic programs and that organizations cannot retaliate against individ

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