Fairfield Ludlowe High School athletics are currently being scrutinized for potential discriminatory practices when reporting for their school’s teams.
Complaints have rolled in about the Ludlow Athletics Twitter account, which students and parents have claimed to show more favoritism towards the boys’ sports than the girls.
Final: Ludlowe 3 NFA 0
(25-16, 25-17, 25-23)
Class LL First Round #ctvb@fciac @ciacsports @DaveRuden @GameTimeCT— Ludlowe Athletics (@LudloweSports) November 11, 2019
Ludlowe defeats Warde 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-18). Falcons will face Westhill for the FCIAC title on Saturday afternoon at 3:30. #ctvb @fciac @DaveRuden @GameTimeCT
— Ludlowe Athletics (@LudloweSports) November 8, 2019
Colleen Phelan, a parent of a female athlete at the school, expressed her displeasure with the apparent discrepancies that were being shown on the school’s social media.
“If you don’t acknowledge kids’ hard work, it’s very disempowering, especially for a girl,” Phelan said. “They really don’t get the attention, and that doesn’t make girls want to be in sports.”