Editing Cheerleading (section)

=== Title IX Guidelines for Sports ports ===
In 2010, Quinnipiac University was sued for not providing equal opportunities for female athletes as required by Title IX. The university disbanded its volleyball team and created a new competitive cheerleading sports team. The issue with Biediger v. Quinnipiac University is centered around whether competitive cheerleading could be considered a sport for Title IX.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Liguori |first=Jacqueline R. |date=2014 |title=Sticking the Landing: How the Second Circuit's Decision in Biediger v. Quinnipiac Univ. Can Help Competitive Cheerleading Achieve "Sport" Status Under Title IX |url=https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/mslj/vol21/iss1/7 |journal=Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports L.J.|volume=21 |issue=1 |page=153 }}</ref> The university had not provided additional opportunities for their female athletes which led to the court ruling in favor that cheerleading could not count as a varsity sport. This case established clear guidelines on what qualifies as a sport under Title IX, these guidelines are known as the three-pronged approach. The three-pronged approach is as follows:

* Prong 1. Whether the number of female and male student participation within the intercollegiate sport is at a sustainable ratio based on the number of students enrolled at the institution
* Prong 2. Whether the institution has provided, both in the past and ongoing, opportunities to intercollegiate athletes that are members of a sex that is currently underrepresented in their sport.
* Prong 3. Whether intercollegiate athletes of an underrepresented sex have been fully accommodated by their institution based on their athlete's interests in sports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Lee |date=February 8, 2022 |title=Title IX Compliance – Part I: The Three-Prong Test |url=https://www.nfhs.org/articles/title-ix-compliance-part-i-the-three-prong-test/ }}</ref>

The three-pronged approach was the first official guideline that clearly stated what criteria were necessary when deciding what activity was considered a sport or not under Title IX.<ref name=":13" /> This approach was used and is still continued to be used by the Office for Civil Rights. Based on this approach the Office for Civil Rights still considers cheerleading, including both sideline and competitive, not a sport under Title IX.