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Mother pleased with settlement in Gainesville High School's Title IX case
Folger: Suit important to ensure equal treatment for female athletes
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Gainesville High parent Ginger Folger filed a lawsuit in June 2016 against Gainesville High School, citing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in any federally funded education program or activity.
Though she said she never intended to take the matter to litigation, Ginger Folger said it was vital to see the Title IX case involving Gainesville High School’s softball program through to the end. “It was important for me as this proceeded to show my daughter and all the other girls on the team that when you’re being treated unfairly, there are avenues to follow to rectify that unfair treatment,” Folger said. Folger filed the lawsuit in June 2016 as the mother of an incoming Gainesville High School student playing on the softball team.