Title IX victory.Does Title IX, which prevents sex discrimination in public schools, also protect someone who blows the whistle A simple whistle is a woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. Many types exist, from small police and sports whistles (also called pea whistles), to much larger train whistles, which are steam whistles specifically designed for use on on discrimination? Yes, said the U.S. Supreme Court last month, in a 5-4 decision. The case, Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, involved the coach of a girls' high school basketball team in Alabama. Roderick Jackson claimed that he was fired as coach for complaining that his team was playing under inferior conditions. "The girls were [being treated as] second-class citizens second-class citizen n. A person considered inferior in status or rights in comparison with some others: "He believes women . . . are second-class citizens under the Constitution" Edward M. ," Jackson later said. The Supreme Court has agreed that his firing was "another form of intentional in·ten·tion·al adj. 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight. See Synonyms at voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. sex discrimination." The ruling represents a victory for women's rights activists This article is a list of notable women's rights activists. List
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