Girl Sues Districts Over Lack of HS Football Opportunity

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Closing arguments are expected this week in a lawsuit filed by a 17-year-old girl against three school districts, including her own, over the fact that they don't offer girls' football.

As reported by The Associated Press, Sam Gordon gained national fame — even a Super Bowl commercial — as the only girl in a youth tackle football league in Utah, where despite her considerable skills even at age nine, she faced heckling from opposing parents. “I had a target on my back, and it was in the shape of a ponytail,” Gordon told the AP. “It was awesome to prove to them that I’m more than just a girl in pads. I’m actually a football player.”

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