Oregon female athletes file Title IX lawsuit against school citing unfair treatment

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Thirty-two female athletes at the University of Oregon have filed a lawsuit against the school claiming that it is not following Title IX laws.

The 115-page suit, filed by Bailey & Glasser, says the school has been "depriving women of equal treatment and benefits, equal athletic aid, and equal opportunities."

The suit cites an investigative story by "The Oregonian" in July that says the volleyball team "practices and plays home games in a city park" and uses public restrooms "with no doors on the stalls."

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A general view of Autzen Stadium prior to kickoff during a PAC-12 conference football game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Oregon Ducks on September 23, 2023, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.  (Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

City officials told the outlet that the stalls do not have doors, due to fears that people will use drugs in the bathroom.

"Players often feel unsafe to use the bathroom facilities, as there are often vagrants inside or around the restroom building. The student-athletes have witnessed these vagrants injecting intravenous drugs or using crack cocaine," the complaint says.

The team was unable to practice last week, because "someone died near the public courts," according to beach volleyball captain Ashley Schroeder.

Meanwhile, as the volleyball team practices under those conditions, the football team has "unbelievably better treatment than [the school] gives to any of its female student-athletes."

"While the men’s football team members receive brand-new, exclusive, personally tailored gear, the women’s beach volleyball team members share a