Court Dismisses Title IX Claim that Male-Only Drill Led to Concussion

A federal judge from the Western District of Texas has dismissed the claim of a mother of a student-athlete, who made the novel claim that the school district violated Title IX and the Constitution when it required male student-athletes to engage in mat drills, leading to her son suffering a “severe concussion.”   Plaintiff Jessica Ryburn brought the claim on behalf of L.W., her minor son, who was previously a student-athlete at a middle school within defendant Giddings Independent Sch