A mother of a female basketball player at Franklin County High School in Indiana has filed a Title IX lawsuit on behalf of her daughter alleging a disparity in the scheduling of boys' and girls' basketball games.
If this case sounds strangely familiar--well, it is.
Tammy Hurley filed the suit, the same one filed by Amber Parker, on Monday because it appears that Parker and her family are moving to Massachusetts thus making their case moot. So Hurley has stepped in to ensure that the issues are addressed. Hurley's case is currently assigned to a different judge, but her lawyer is working on getting it moved to Judge William Lawrence who currently is handling Parker's case.
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