Telegram to Senator Dole from Atchison Board of Education President opposed to mixed gender physical education classes

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File Name (Dublin Core): s-con_235_007_001
Title (Dublin Core): Telegram to Senator Dole from Atchison Board of Education President opposed to mixed gender physical education classes
Date (Dublin Core): 1975-06-18
Date Created (Dublin Core): 1975-06-18/1975-06-30
Congress (Dublin Core): 94th (1975-1977)
Policy Area (Curation): Education
Creator (Dublin Core): Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
Record Type (Dublin Core): telegrams
Names (Dublin Core): See all items with this value United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX
Rights (Dublin Core): http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core): https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=31&q=
Physical Location (Dublin Core): Collection 002, Box 235, Folder 7
Institution (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Archival Collection (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996
Full Text (Extract Text): Western Wnion
Telegram
NAE013(1733)(1-038221C169003)PD 06/18/75 1731
ICS IPMWZKA WIC
01190 NL ATCHISON KS 100 06-18 0409P CDT JUN 19 1975
PMS SENATOR ROBERT DOLE
2327 DIRKSEN BLDG
CAPITOL HILL DC 20510
WE ARE IN FAVOR OF NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE ARE, HOWEVER, COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES BE MIXED.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF U.S.D. 409, ATCHISON, KANSAS,
HAS DIRECTED THAT YOU BE REQUESTED TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO PREVENT H.E.W. RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER TITLE IX, OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972, FROM GOING INTO EFFECT, AS LONG AS THEY CONTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR MIXED PHYSICAL
SF-1201 (R5-69)
Western Union
Telegram
EDUCATION CLASSES.
A LETTER OUTLING OUR REASONS WILL FOLLOW
THELMA BRIDGES PRESIDENT U.S.D. 409 ATCHISON KS
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SF-1201 (R5-69)
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[handwritten] Civil Rights/Discrimination/sex [end handwritten]
June 30, 1975
Ms. Thelma Bridges, President
Board of Education, U.S.D. 409
605 Kansas Avenue
Atchison, Kansas 66002
Dear Ms. Bridges:
Received your telegram expressing your objections to the requirement included in the Title IX regulations for co-educational physical education. I have also received the letter from Mr. [information redacted], which outlines your position in more detail.
Enclosed is a copy of my reply to Mr. [information redacted] which I hope you will share with the other USD #409 Board of Education members.
Again, thanks for contacting me. Trust you will continue to keep me informed of your views on this and other important matters.
Sincerely yours,
BOB DOLE
United States Senate
BD:skh
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