Title IX Concerns in Quincy

As any of you who have played vs. Quincy or gone to games at Quincy, you are aware that Quincy girls basketball plays in a second, smaller gym. Actually the girls play at QHS, and the boys play in a large spectator gym at the grade school. 

A couple years ago, a father went to the school board to express unhappiness that his son played in the main gym with attached perks, and had a first class locker area- while his daughter played in a small gym with few perks. 

The school responded by adding some perks to the small gym but kept the girl in the gym. It appears now that parents upset with what they feel is a second-class treatment of the girls playing basketball at basketball. We will see what happens. 

This is a post on Facebook.

QHS Boys BB Locker Area

QHS Girls BB Locker Area

For the record- when I started coaching, QHS played their girls game at Baldwin Gym (the main gym). They have had the girls play in the main gym for a couple other years. 

In the WB6, three schools do not have their girls play in the schools main gym- Quincy, UTHS, and Rock Island. 

It is mentioned in the Facebook write up that the boys locker area was the result of fundraising. While it may not be considered fair by some, Title IX says it does not matter what the source of the money is- girls and boys sports must have same finanacial support, same resources, and similar facilities. 

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