US EditionSDSU agrees to Title IX settlement over female athlete scholarships
The agreement includes $300,000 for nearly 800 former athletes and $1.3 million in legal fees, plus new equity measures for women’s teams.
- San Diego State University agreed on Monday to a Title IX settlement resolving allegations it provided unequal scholarship funding to female athletes compared to male students.
- Initiated in 2022, the lawsuit alleged SDSU engaged in sex discrimination by prioritizing scholarship money for male athletes over female counterparts from 2018 through 2025.
- SDSU will distribute $300,000 to nearly 800 former athletes and pay $1.3 million in legal fees, while also funding improved travel allowances and repairs to women's sports facilities.
- District Judge Todd Robinson approved the settlement; SDSU maintains it did not violate Title IX, and the agreement is non-precedential with no determination of fault.
- Plaintiffs' attorney Arthur Bryant told USA Today Sports this is the first case where a school has paid damages to women athletes for unequal athletic financial aid.
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SDSU to pay $300K to settle Title IX lawsuit that alleged unequal treatment of female athletes
Suit alleged female athletes in Aztecs program outnumbered male counterparts yet received less scholarship money. SDSU denies wrongdoing, maintains it did not violate Title IX
SDSU agrees to Title IX settlement over female athlete scholarships
San Diego State University (SDSU) on Monday agreed to a Title IX settlement after it was accused of giving less scholarship money to female athletes compared to male ones. The university has agreed to pay $300,000 for almost 800 female former athletes to split. The payout will go to athletes from the 2018-2019 to the 2024-2025 academic years. SDSU will also…
SDSU will pay $300K to settle female student-athletes' class action lawsuit
Sign in front of San Diego State University building that reads "San Diego State University."(San_Diego_Shooter)San Diego State University has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a class action lawsuit brought by a group of female student- athletes who claimed the school deprived them of equal athletic financial aid in violation of Title IX.The settlement approved Monday by a San Diego federal judge ends what the plaintiffs' attorneys said was the …
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