District Court Dismisses High School Athletic Director’s Sex Discrimination Case

By Dr. Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, Senior Writer, St. John’s University The Board of Education of Prince George’s County (Maryland) was sued by one of its high school athletic directors, Ms. Makia Staves, in the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland after she was twice ‘passed over’ for a head girls’ basketball coaching position at one of its schools – C.H. Flowers High School. As per her complaint, Ms. Staves alleges that the Board of Education discriminated against he