Gender Equity Proponents Hail Settlement Agreement in COOK V. FHSAA

The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors (FHSAA) voted to approve the settlement terms as negotiated in Cook v. FHSAA, litigation that was initiated after the association created a policy last spring that would have reduced the schedules of all sports, except football.   When news of Policy 6 emerged, gender equity proponents mobilized, with the support of a strong legal team to challenge the policy, which the plaintiffs suggested would have exempted over 29 percent o