Parents of softball players at Ramona High School have sued the school district over the inferior quality of girls' softball facility relative to the boys' baseball facility, according to this article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The fact that girls play off site and at a smaller facility than the boys is not a direct violation of Title IX. The court will have to evaluate the quality of the girls' program overall relative to the boys' program.
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