At Salem’s Sprague High School, there have lengthy been stark variations between the sources for women softball and boys baseball. These included inequities within the fields, locker rooms, tools, teaching time and extra. Earlier this 12 months a federal civil rights Title IX investigation was launched, which resulted within the district entering a voluntary resolution agreement. The district says it was more than pleased to agree because it had already begun investing in women sports activities because it goals for parity with boys sports activities. Salem-Keizer faculty district’s Coordinator of Athletics and Activities Lara Tiffin tells us about these enhancements and what they’ll imply for college kids.

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