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Board announces participation in amicus brief on Title IX athletics cases; meeting record says no cost to district
Summary
In a closed session disclosed at the start of the special meeting, the Chino Valley Unified School District Board approved participating in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on Title IX questions about fairness and inclusion in girls' athletics, and the recording secretary stated there is no cost to the district.
The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education disclosed at the start of its special meeting that trustees met in closed session regarding "conference and legal counsel existing litigation, 1 case" and approved participation in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court addressing Title IX questions on fairness and inclusion in girls' athletics.
The recording secretary read the closed-session action into the public record: "By a vote of 4 0, approved participation in an amicus brief to be filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the cases 'little v. Head Cox and West Virginia ...' addressing questions under Title IX related to fairness and inclusion in girls athletics." The transcript continues: "And for the record, there is no cost to the district." Those were the statements recorded publicly after the closed session concluded.
The board did not provide additional detail in open session about the brief's authorship, the precise cases referenced (the transcript records the case names in garbled form), the legal arguments to be advanced, or any timeline for filing. The transcript does not name the motion maker or seconder for the closed-session action in open session; it records the vote as 4-0 and notes no fiscal impact to the district as read by the recording secretary. The board did not take additional public action on the litigation item during the special meeting.
Because the transcript spells the case names and parties imprecisely, media or public requests for the exact filings, case captions and legal counsel involved should be directed to district legal counsel or the superintendent's office for clarification. The transcript identifies the subject matter as questions under Title IX regarding fairness and inclusion in girls' athletics and records no district expenditure for participation in the brief.
