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Is this the law working as intended?

Is this the law working as intended?

  • Working as intended, and it's a good thing. Leave it alone.

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • Working as intended, but it's a bad thing. Change/modify/repeal it.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Not working as intended.

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 50.0%
  • Total voters
    4
radcen said:
Is this the law working as intended? If so, is the intent a good thing, or a bad thing?
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I voted wrong. Should have just voted "not working as intended". A stupid application of the law, in my opinion. The bleachers and scoreboard were a fundraising effort by parents. This is very different from state-supplied facilities. We're so ****ed up.
 
radcen said:
Is this the law working as intended? If so, is the intent a good thing, or a bad thing?
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There are many "laws" at play in this story but the one used appears to be the ADA - if the facility is not handicapped accessible then it will not meet building codes. The title IX angle could likely be defeated because private funds were used for the facility improvements.
 
MaggieD said:
I voted wrong. Should have just voted "not working as intended". A stupid application of the law, in my opinion. The bleachers and scoreboard were a fundraising effort by parents. This is very different from state-supplied facilities. We're so ****ed up.
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ttwtt78640 said:
There are many "laws" at play in this story but the one used appears to be the ADA - if the facility is not handicapped accessible then it will not meet building codes. The title IX angle could likely be defeated because private funds were used for the facility improvements.
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I don't think, legally, private funds matter. As long as they accept public funds, they fall under the rules in everything they do.

I agree that we're screwed up. Just saying that the law, as it is generally applied, doesn't make the distinction within the same school.
 
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