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It’s time for Minnesota to let Kaiden dance

October 10, 2017 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) governs interscholastic sports in Minnesota. It creates the eligibility criteria for sports, establishes the rules, governs sportsmanship, and is in charge of officiating. One of the sports it oversees is competitive dance, and according to its bylaws, only girls are allowed to participate in that spo ...

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Title IX complaint filed against Minnesota State High School League

November 14, 2017 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Pacific Legal Foundation and Miranda Lynch filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights regarding the Minnesota State High School League’s decision to ban boys from dancing. … ...

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OCR accepts PLF’s complaint and opens an investigation into MSHSL dance discrimination

January 25, 2018 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

This is the first vital and important step in ensuring that Minnesota boys have an equal opportunity to dance. … ...

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Preliminary injunction sought in Minnesota dance case

September 12, 2018 | By CALEB TROTTER

Dmitri Moua and Zachary Greenwald are Minnesota high school juniors who love to dance. But due to a state-sanctioned rule in Minnesota, boys are prohibited from trying out for high school competitive dance teams. To remedy that outdated and discriminatory rule, in July we challenged it as a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection ...