Emporia State Women’s Soccer Coach Alleges Title IX & First Amendment Violations after Firing

By Erica J. Zonder & Emily J. Houghton  On December 23, 2024 Bryan Sailer, the former women’s soccer coach, filed a complaint against Emporia State University (ESU) and Athletic Director David Spafford seeking a remedy for gender equity complaints in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 20 § U.S.C. 1681 and a violation of his First Amendment rights of the U.S. Constitution. While Sailer was fired, per ESU, after an investigation into an incident related to pla