Complaint filed against Clemson for violating Title VI of 1964 Civil Rights Act, why didn't they also file a Title IX complaint?

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3 years ago 02/02/2021 11:02am EST

So a complaint has been filed trying to save the Clemson track team, saying their cutting of the team is a violation of the Title VI of the Civil Rights act. I hope it's successful

What I don't get is why someone or the same people also file a Title IX complaint?

Proving racial discrimination to me is a lot harder than sex discrimination. The Title IX comlaint seems rather straightforward. The school didn't decide that track and field wasn't a worthy sport to have. They decided that men's track and field wasn't a sport worth having. The men's track runners were clearly discriminated upon because of their sex.

The men's track runners were cut 100% because they are male. Seems hard to argue against. I don't want to hear about about needing to balance things out overall for men's football and overall Title IX compliance. A school wouldn't be allowed to discriminate against black poetry majors simply because they brought in less money than black econ majors.

https://www.wyff4.com/article/clemson-universitys-cutting-of-mens-track-prompts-filing-of-federal-civil-rights-complaint/35386561#

3 years ago 02/02/2021 11:07am EST

re: rojo

I couldn't care less if Clemson cuts it's track team but, wow, double talk on display in this paragraph:

"Clemson University is cutting a sport that has a large Black student population and the Black students are overrepresented on the track team in comparison to the other teams on campus," Dinkins said. "So you have the one team that doesn’t produce revenue or doesn’t produce profits, rather, that has a high degree of diversity, that’s the one sport that’s getting cut, that’s a problem and it has a discriminatory impact."

3 years ago 02/02/2021 11:08am EST

re: rojo

All the politics aside, I don't understand why Clemson doesn't just go the UGA route and win a bunch of NCAA Championships by having their football players provide a super deep bench for their track team. You know Clemson could go 2,3,4,5 in almost every sprint, jump, and throw event at ACCs with their football team alone. I bet most of the football players competed in high school track anyway.

3 years ago 02/02/2021 11:10am EST

re: rojo

You (still) don't understand Title IX application and compliance if you think it applies here.

3 years ago 02/02/2021 7:09pm EST

re: rojo

The current men's track roster is almost exactly 50% white/50% black. They also cut men's cross country which is almost 100% white. I don't think a Civil Rights Act violation is in play here. Also, the women's track and cross country teams have a similar level of diversity. If it had anything to do with race, the women's track team would have been cut instead of the men's cross country team. It would also be a much better cost cutting move. The cost to support a track team is much more than the cost to support a cross county team.

https://clemsontigers.com/sports/cross-country/roster/

3 years ago 02/03/2021 1:00am EST

re: rojo

rojo wrote:
A school wouldn't be allowed to discriminate against black poetry majors simply because they brought in less money than black econ majors.

Of course they could. Schools pick which departments to keep based on financials all the time. That's why some schools have different departments, courses, degrees offered compared to other schools.

Is this really the basis of your entire argument? Look, I want Clemson to reinstate track, too. But your argument doesn't make much sense.

3 years ago 02/03/2021 1:06am EST

re: rojo

Aren’t you supposed to be some kind of journalist?

Shouldn’t you ask that question from the party’s attorneys and then report your findings rather than asking for speculation from posters who aren’t familiar with the specifics of the issue?

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