ATHLETICS & TITLE IX OF THE 1972 EDUCATION AMENDMENTS.

The article focuses on the application of the Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments in sex-based discrimination issues in school and intercollegiate sports. Topics discussed include the Supreme Court's decision in case Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education based on the issue, the treatment of athletics under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and claims concerning sexual harassment against women and employment discrimination.