University of Kentucky student Elizabeth Niblock is one of two students suing UK for violating Title IV rules. Morgan Watkins/Courier Journal, Louisville Courier Journal
Two students are suing the University of Kentucky, claiming the school is violating federal law by failing to offer women enough opportunities in varsity athletics.
The lawsuit says UK has to add about 183 women to its athletics programs to comply with Title IX, the civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.
The suit was filed in federal court Wednesday morning against UK, its board of trustees, athletic director Mitch Barnhart and university president Eli Capilouto.