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Tuesday's Court ruling stated that, under Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, only the programs that receive direct federal aid are subject to the anti-discrimination provisions of the law. Previous interpretations of the law called for a withdrawal of all federal funds from universities that discriminate in any of their programs or policies...
...Harvard officials agreed that not all schools share this commitment to women's athletics. Reardon noted that many discrimination claims under Title IX have concerned discrimination in sports programs. "In many cases, it's been like pulling teeth to get schools to improve women's sports," he added...
...court decision calls for a narrow interpretation of Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972. In effect, the decision permits the withdrawal of federal funds from specific programs that sexually discriminate but not from the universities themselves...
Under Title IX in the past, any university that discriminated on the grounds of sex in areas ranging from hiring and admissions practices to sports programs risked losing all federal funding. The law mandated, for example, similar treatment and funding for male and female athletics...
Opponents of the ruling hope to fight the decision in Congress, Sen Robert W. Packwood (R-Ore.) introduced a bill in the Senate yesterday alming to restore a broad interpretation of Title IX Rep Claudine Schneider (R-R.I.) plans to sponsor a similar bill in the House of Representatives...