JACKSON, Mississippi - Denise Taylor, the former Jackson State women's basketball coach who was fired in June, has filed a lawsuit against the university alleging wrongful termination and discrimination.
The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court, is seeking unspecified damages.
According to information received by The Clarion-Ledger through public records requests, Taylor's firing stemmed from ...
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Ex-JSU Coach Sues to Get Job Back
JACKSON, Mississippi - Denise Taylor-Travis says she was fired after claiming inequity.
Taylor-Travis coached 10 seasons of the Jackson State Women's basketball team. School officials fired her last June. Her lawyer, Louis Watson, says school officials said she was fired over claims of harassment, violation of policy, misuse of funds, and not complying with school standards.
However, Watson believes his client was really fired after she claimed school officials violated the Title IX ammendment by giving more funding to men's sports. Taylor-Travis also claimed she could not go certain conventions that her male colleagues attended.
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