Parker v. Franklin County Community School Corp.

Dist. Ct. erred in granting defendants-school districts' motion for summary judgment in action under Title IX and section 1983, alleging that defendants improperly refused to schedule girls' high school basketball games during "prime-time" that occurred on Friday and Saturday nights and instead scheduled boys' basketball games during said time. Record showed that defendants scheduled boys' basketball on Friday or Saturday nights 95% of time while scheduling girls' basketball games only 53% during same time, and instant disparity in scheduling was sufficient enough to establish Title IX claim under theory of denial of equal athletic opportunity where plaintiffs presented evidence of negative impact on girls in terms of disproportionate academic burdens resulting from larger number of week-night games, as well as reduced school and community support when forced to play during week.