Not exactly Glee-full
Bring it on: Sue Sylvester reacts to cheerleading being ruled not a real sport
"I'm engorged with venom, and triumph," Sue Sylvester of Glee would say (we think) in response to a Connecticut judge ruling this week that competitive cheerleading is not a competitive sport.
The decision came after women's volleyball players at Quinnipiac University sued the school when it cut their program, and argued that the University's cheerleading program could be counted toward the gender-equity requirement established by Title IX. (Title IX is a 1972 federal law that mandates equal opportunities for men and women in athletics).
But a Connecticut judge ruled that cheerleading was too under-developed to be recognized as "offering genuine varsity athletic participation opportunities for students."
What do you think — should cheerleading count as a competitive sport? And what about the men on the team — should a team with some men on it still be allowed to count toward the gender equity requirement?
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