Coach’s Attempt to Add Title IX Claim Fails
A federal court in the Middle District of Georgia has denied a coach’s motion to amend her discrimination lawsuit with a Title IX claim, ruling that such claims are pre-empted if a Title VII claim is available to a plaintiff.
Girls Basketball Coach Cara Hankinson, acting pro se, initially sued the school district on December 29, 2004, claiming that she was a victim of sexual discrimination under Title VII. Shortly thereafter, Hankinson sought leave to assert two more additional claims:
