U.S. Department
of Justice
Sex Segregation in Youth Rodeo Events Under Title IX Regulations
Date of Issuance:
Headnotes
The maintenance of separate boys and girls divisions in rodeo competitions offered by the South Dakota 4-H Youth Development Program is authorized by the competitive-skill exception contained in the Title IX implementing regulation at 7 C.F.R. § 15a.450(b), but not by the contact-sport exception contained in that regulation.
Updated December 15, 2021