Volleyball coach benched her over pregnancy

A pregnant high-school student who filed a civil rights complaint after being benched by her school’s volleyball coach says she is now facing reprisals from her classmates.

Mackenzie McCollum, 17, filed a Title IX complaint against Arlington Heights High School in October, claiming her coach kept her benched after he learned she was in her first trimester. Students cannot be excluded from activities based on pregnancy, according to federal law.

The most interesting part: “Students cannot be excluded from activities based on pregnancy, according to federal law.”

Full Dallas Morning News Article
(Hat tip, Barry)

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Who Inspired You Most This Year?

Beliefnet invites you to meet the 10 nominees for Most Inspiring Person of 2009.

These are remarkable individuals who have shown heroism, selflessness, and love by doing something extraordinarily inspiring this year.

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I really liked the story of Paul Levy.

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Top Ten Everything of 2009

TIME decided to provide a top ten list for just about anything you can think of.

The Top 10 Everything of 2009

Some highlights and observations:

  • Our previous president, despite his ability to sound pretty awkward while speaking, had the top quote of the year – a very eloquent and noble quote at that.
  • U2’s “No Line on the Horizon” has the number three song of the year.  In the clip they provide, Bono sound very strange as he says to the band, “Lets go fellas . . .”
  • Out of that massive list, I didn’t see anything about top ten tours, concerts or live acts of the year, which U2 surely would have made the top five.
  • A cover of Texas Monthly made the number three magazine cover of the year.  The magazine usually has some great covers, but I wasn’t as impressed as they were with their pick.
  • Friday Night Lights comes in at number seven for the Top 10 TV Series.  Thank goodness DirecTV and NBC was able to save this show.  I felt it was important for the show to finish last season, so this season is nothing but gravy for me.  Lost comes in at number six btw.
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