Preliminary Injunction Granted in the Case of Title IX and Middle School Club Sports

By Rachel S. Silverman This lawsuit involved female students who wanted to participate in the middle school club ice hockey team. The plaintiffs (Linnet Brooks, Aaron Brooks, Michael Lucy, Elizabeth Yoder, and Megan Abplanalp on behalf of their minor daughters) sought a declaratory judgment from the Court to resolve the alleged controversy about whether the State College Area School District (“the District”) was responsible for complying with and enforcing Title IX in club sports programs