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The Virginia Chapter of Equity in Athletics, Inc. (EIA) is dedicated to preserving broad-based athletic programs at Virginia schools. Most immediately, EIA is committed to stopping the 10-team cut announced by James Madison University (JMU) to comply with Title IX's "three-part test."

EIA's game plan is to sue the U.S. Department of Education to overturn the "three-part test," thereby eliminating the reason for JMU's cuts. If JMU does not postpone the cuts pending the outcome of the litigation, EIA will add JMU as a defendant and seek a preliminary injunction against the cuts.

If you are a Virginia athlete at the scholastic or intercollegiate level or a concerned parent, alumni, or fan of Virginia athletics, JMU's cuts present an opportunity to overturn the engine behind the senseless cutting of men's sports and small-roster women's sports nationwide. Even if you are not affiliated with JMU itself, your scholastic or collegiate program could be in jeopardy from future cuts.

Join EIA

EIA is a nonprofit membership corporation, and does not charge dues or fees to its members. As a member, you would not be a named party to EIA's litigation, but EIA could seek to repeal the three-part test on behalf of you and other EIA members.

EIA accepts both individual and institutional members. If your organization wants to join EIA, please contact members@equityinathletics.org. If you want to join as an individual, please complete the form below.

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Mission: What Are You Joining?

As indicated above, EIA will attempt to preserve broad-based athletic programs by suing the U.S. Department of Education to repeal Title IX's “three-part test,” under which schools must have athletic participation proportional to enrollment (prong 1), continually add new teams for one gender without also adding reciprocal sports for the other gender (prong 2), or fully meet one gender’s interests without fully meeting the other gender’s interests (prong 3). Repealing the three-part test would restore the original, interest-based Title IX regulations, thereby lessening the pressure to cut men’s teams and small-roster women’s teams.

While repealing the Three-Part Test could help both men’s and women’s teams by eliminating proportionality’s pressure to cut teams, repeal will remove the protections afforded women’s teams when schools downsize without reaching proportionality. But by eliminating the proportionality-based pressure that inspires many cuts in the first place, both men’s and women’s teams should benefit.

JMU's planned cuts of 10 athletic teams are a prime example. Without proportionality (prong 1) to drive its decision, JMU could keep all 10 teams. But to attain proportionality, JMU decided to cut 10 teams. If JMU does not suspend the cuts during EIA’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, EIA will add JMU as a defendant and ask the court to suspend the cuts.

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