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School Punished Teen Girl In 100-Degree Texas Heat, By Samantha Kubota

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Samantha Kubota’s “School Punished Teen Girl for Working Out in Sports Bra in 100-degree Texas Heat, ACLU Say” (2023) tells the story of a young female athlete. A teenage girl who participates in cross country and track at her high school got in trouble for wearing a sports bra during practice in 100-degree heat while her male counterparts were practicing shirtless. Furthermore, since G.H. wore a sports bra, she was denied the award of being the top runner on the girls’ cross-country team; this award would have been crucial for college recruiting and applications. The girl, who identifies by her initials G.H., requested help from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The ACLU sent a letter to her high school stating the coaches, District officials, and employees violated the Fourteenth Amendment and Title IX of the Education Amendments by reinforcing a sex-stereotyped dress code and treating the girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams differently. G.H.’s school district denies discrimination and says they treat students fairly and equally. (Kubota, 2023). Sexism spreads across the country as girls are not allowed to practice in sports bras while they watch the boys practice shirtless. …show more content…

In this situation, the inequality for the girls is they are not allowed to sports bras to practice, while the boys are allowed to be shirtless. This is unfair to the girls because it is 100 degrees outside, and they are forced to wear shirts, and their male counterparts do not. Additionally, sports bras cover more compared to nothing at all. Furthermore, sports bras are like bikinis, so if adults consider them inappropriate; therefore, they should not be going to a pool or beach, where bikinis are

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