Overview

• A 2018 class-action lawsuit alleging unequal treatment of female athletes at Campbell High School in Hawaii has resulted in a settlement ensuring gender equity in athletics at the school.
• The inequities included lack of locker rooms for girls and inadequate coaching and equipment provision for certain girls' sports teams, leading female athletes to resort to changing in teachers' closets, nearby fast-food restrooms, or on the field.
• As part of the settlement, the Hawaii Department of Education and the Oahu Interscholastic Association will hire an independent evaluator to ensure girls at the school receive equivalent sports offerings and athletic benefits, like facilities and transportation.
• The settlement also mandates a seven-year compliance plan for monitoring and assessing sports gender equity at the school, involving publicly accessible reports.
• The lead plaintiff in the case, Ashley Badis, who won a Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award for her role, expressed satisfaction with the settlement, stating, 'I’m happy that future students won’t have to go through what my teammates and I did.'