In hopes of educating the community about gender equity in
public schools, a Gilroy-based organization will present a forum
Tuesday at Gavilan College to discuss fairness in public education
sports programs.
In hopes of educating the community about gender equity in public schools, a Gilroy-based organization will present a forum Tuesday at Gavilan College to discuss fairness in public education sports programs.
The presentation will address Title IX, a Congressional law passed in 1972 that prohibits gender discrimination in federally funded education. The forum will be held at 7pm in Room SS 214. Featured speakers include Gloria Nevarez, assistant commissioner and senior women’s administrator for the West Coast Conference; Jack Daley, athletics director for Gilroy High School; and Ron Hannon, director of physical education and athletics at Gavilan.
Carol Smith, co-president of the council of the Gilroy branch of the American Association of University Women that is presenting the forum, said she hopes participants in Tuesday’s meeting will get a better idea of what exactly Title IX means and how it affects programs in Gilroy’s schools.
“We wanted to come up with something that would be educational for the whole community, and how we could provide that emphasis to get things going and generate some interest,” Smith said.
