PVAMU Announces Brown Will Not Return As Head Coach


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Prairie View A&M announced Tuesday evening that Dawn Brown will not return as women’s basketball coach next season. Brown said she was fired for allegedly violating Title IX by enforcing a team rule that she says was approved by the school’s Title IX coordinator.

“Clearly, I feel betrayed and unjustly penalized by this action,” Brown said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports.

Prairie View A&M athletics director Ashley Robinson declined comment through a school spokesperson.

Brown removed two members of her team during the season for having a dating relationship. She said the relationship broke a team rule that she put in place before the season. The rule said: “Players may not have nonprofessional relationships with other players, coaches, managers, trainers, or any other persons affiliated” with the program.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ead-coach-dawn-brown-title-ix-issue/82144560/
 
Prairie View A&M University Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson announced today that head women's basketball coach Dawn Brown will not return next season.
Brown finished with a 41-51 record in three seasons at Prairie View A&M. She led PVAMU to the 2014 SWAC Tournament Championship and NCAA Women's Basketball Division I Tournament. The Lady Panthers finished the 2015-16 season 13-15 overall and 9-9 in SWAC play.

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Whomever wrote this rule should be fired:

The rule said: “Players may not have nonprofessional relationships with other players, coaches, managers, trainers, or any other persons affiliated” with the program.

Please define "nonprofessional".

There's to much ambiguity in that word.
 
The Founder said:
Whomever wrote this rule should be fired:

The rule said: “Players may not have nonprofessional relationships with other players, coaches, managers, trainers, or any other persons affiliated” with the program.

Please define "nonprofessional".

There's to much ambiguity in that word.
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Brown removed two members of her team during the season for having a dating relationship. She said the relationship broke a team rule that she put in place before the season.

I think that pretty much speaks for itself. You're right there is a bit of ambiguity there, but I'm sure we'd all be in agreement that dating is nonprofessional.
 
The Founder said:
Whomever wrote this rule should be fired:

The rule said: “Players may not have nonprofessional relationships with other players, coaches, managers, trainers, or any other persons affiliated” with the program.

Please define "nonprofessional".

There's to much ambiguity in that word.
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If the daily paper here in Houston has its information correct, the coach said she enforced the rule, with the students, after an assistant coach was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with a player and that it was cleared through the A.D. and the school's Title IX office.

I understand what you are saying about wording, but governmental agencies oftentimes avoid clear language and purposely use somewhat ambiguous language to cast a broad net. Especially, in matters involving disciplinary action that may lead to termination.
 
Tpop33 said:
I think that pretty much speaks for itself. You're right there is a bit of ambiguity there, but I'm sure we'd all be in agreement that dating is nonprofessional.
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I could see if a player was dating a coach, who is a considered a professional. That might breach the rule.

But the players -- dating each other --are amateur athletes.
 
Well, from what I have read, and the text messages I've received so far there is more to this story than just the Title IX issue. But I don't see how a rule that forbids players (and coaches) from dating each other is a violation of Title IX when it is somewhat a standard rule at all colleges and universities. Brown didn't release the players because of their gender...that is what the players themselves are alleging.
 



Tpop33 said:
Brown removed two members of her team during the season for having a dating relationship. She said the relationship broke a team rule that she put in place before the season.

I think that pretty much speaks for itself. You're right there is a bit of ambiguity there, but I'm sure we'd all be in agreement that dating is nonprofessional.
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I don't think it's unprofessional. What if it was a coed sport would this be a problem? I don't agree with homosexuality but this subject will be tackled in court. A student should be allowed to date whatever student they like.
 
If you are dating a team mate you are putting yourself above the team. What if that nonsense goes sideways? That can tear up a locker room. I don't see anything wrong with that rule during season. From April until Sept date who you want but once preseason workouts start its done.
 
major095 said:
If you are dating a team mate you are putting yourself above the team. What if that nonsense goes sideways? That can tear up a locker room. I don't see anything wrong with that rule during season. From April until Sept date who you want but once preseason workouts start its done.
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Wouldn't those same concerns be present regardless of when the dating relationship began?
 
Kenn Rashad said:
Well, from what I have read, and the text messages I've received so far there is more to this story than just the Title IX issue. But I don't see how a rule that forbids players (and coaches) from dating each other is a violation of Title IX when it is somewhat a standard rule at all colleges and universities. Brown didn't release the players because of their gender...that is what the players themselves are alleging.
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They are claiming that it was was base on their sexual orientation of course.
 
The Founder said:
I don't think it's unprofessional. What if it was a coed sport would this be a problem? I don't agree with homosexuality but this subject will be tackled in court. A student should be allowed to date whatever student they like.
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They are not students. They are student athletes. There is a difference
 
Kendrick said:
Wouldn't those same concerns be present regardless of when the dating relationship began?
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During season no one is dating anyone that has anything to do with the program. Nothing should be messing with the team chemistry and locker room. Out of season as long as your eligible, and not breaking any laws. This is no different than a coach saying no facial hair. If you disagree... be gone! Poof*
 
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