Jezebel: volleyball

Pregnant High Schooler Forced Off Sports Team Is Fighting The System

Lindsay — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:30:00 EST

Texas teen volleyball star Mackenzie McCollum was taken off her team (against school policy) when she became pregnant. When she was finally re-instated, the coach told the entire team about her pregnancy. But she and her family are fighting back.

Here's ESPN's in-depth reporting — it's longish, but worth it. This young lady has clearly been discriminated against, but it's good to see her family rallying around her, and the media covering this story so thoroughly and with such urgency. And good news: the US Dept. of Education is investigating the school for Title IX violations:

Pregnant High School Athlete Faces Discrimination [Feministing]

Embraceable You

Anna — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EDT

[Lodz, October, 4. Image via Getty]

Italian players celebrate their victory against the Netherlands after the final match of European Women Volleyball Championships on October 4, 2009 in Lodz. Italy won the gold medal. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Golden Girls: Cuba's Women's Volleyball Team

Anna — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:50:00 EDT

Cuban players celebrate their win against Serbia in the women's volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing. Cuba won 3-0. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Golden Girls (& Boys): Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Son Jordan

Anna — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:50:00 EDT

US women's volleyball player Robyn Ah Mow-Santos and her son Jordan are pictured after they beat China during a preliminary olympic volleyball pool B match at the Capital Gymnasium, in Beijing on August 15, 2008. AFP PHOTO/ALEXANDER JOE (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)