More On the Title IX/Hoops Schedule Situation
A Lexington parent caught most of the blame, but it was a now-suspended AD’s doctored emails that spurred the Middlesex League’s Title IX-driven decision to discontinue its doubleheader scheduling format for boys and girls basketball.
The story went something like this: A Lexington parent was threatening to sue, so the Middlesex League deep-sixed its doubleheader scheduling format, which had been in place since the mid-1990s. That was the yarn spun at the start of the 2012-2013 basketball season. It was fodder for players, parents, fans and bystanders alike, and got picked up by multiple local media outlets, including Patch. Most likely, it was reported that way because that’s how the coaches and athletic directors told it to reporters and editors. And most likely that’s how they told the story because that’s how they heard it themselves. Except only that’s not how it went down. It’s true that Lexington resident Kathryn Robb is at the bottom of it. For two years Robb …
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Rick Jackson
10:17 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
She lied in her letter - got caught - essentially got fined $2000 and publicly humiliated. Probably good enough punishment, though they could have fired her too. Not sure I see the connection to a financial audit. Besides the athletic money is small potatoes in a $70 million budget. I mostly feel bad for the parent - she didn't deserve this. However, most of the folks calling for Martin's head … more ›