Federal Judge Dismisses Civil Rights Claim of Field Hockey Player Who Sued After Being Left Off Varsity and JV Team

A federal judge from the Northern District of New York has dismissed the claim of a high school field hockey player, who alleged that the school district violated several federal laws, including Title IX and failed to respond in a timely manner to the head coach’s refusal to put the player on the varsity or junior varsity team.   The player’s claim was doomed shortly after the case was removed to federal court because her parents, plaintiffs Todd and Christine Haven, failed to respond i