Lawsuit Alleges Coach Forced Players to Attend Church

A former Delaware State University volleyball player is suing the school, her former coach and the former athletic director alleging that her constitutional rights were violated and that she lost her scholarship because she would not attend church or bible study as directed by the coach.

Natalia Mendieta alleges that beginning in the fall of 2013, when LaKisya Killingsworth took over as head coach for the volleyball program, she required players to attend church with her every Sunday and told players they were "on a one-year trial period with her." According to Mendiota, “church” was put on the team’s schedule along with practices, matches and tournaments.

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