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Student-athletes and coaches at Sonoma State University are preparing to take legal action against the university following its announcement that it will eliminate all NCAA Division II sports programs and cut several academic offerings for the upcoming school year.
The proposed cuts, revealed on Wednesday, include the elimination of 11 athletic programs, faculty layoffs, and the removal of various majors, all set to take effect for the 2025-2026 academic year. In response, student-athletes and coaches are planning to file federal civil rights complaints and a class action lawsuit against the university.
Sophomore Taylor Hodges, a member of the SSU soccer team, will be a plaintiff in the civil rights complaint. She emphasized the disproportionate impact the cuts would have on minority students like her.
"About 50% of the athletic population [at SSU] is of minority students, so I feel like that affects us in a really disproportionate way," she explained. "This is the biggest call to action I've ever had in my life. If I have to fight at any time, it has to be now."
The student-athletes of color are claiming that the university's decision to eliminate the sports programs unfairly targets and harms students from underrepresented communities. Coaches are also preparing to file a separate civil rights complaint, echoing similar concerns.
Read More: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/sonoma-state-athletes-coaches-prepare-lawsuit-over-sports-programs-cut/
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