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national Battalion/Page 6 May 19, 1982 s Rulings handed down in three cases High Court ruling to fight teaching bias a A vai United Press International WASHINGTON — Female ducators have scored a signifi- int victory in the Supreme lourt that may give them a help- ig hand in fighting bias against omen in the teaching field. The high court ruled, 6-3, fonday that Title IX — one of ic most important federal tools > combat sex discrimination in ducation — covers not only dmissions, scholarships and ther student benefits, out also mployment practices. Margaret Kohn, a lawyer ith the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, called ic ruling a very important vic- >ry, but the decision also con- uned curbs that narrowed its objections and kept the workers’ lawsuits alive. But while doing a good turn for women in education and the Mississippi black workers, the { ‘ustices delivered a potential set- >ack on another job discrimina tion front. On a 5-4 vote, they ruled against an appeal brought by a New York engineer who said he was fired and denied reemploy ment by his company because he is Polish and Jewish. The decision, which declares a person who loses a discrimina tion suit in state courts generally cannot then take it to federal court, could make it significantly more difficult to pursue job bias complaints in federal court. In the Title IX case, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor voted with the majority on the side of women’s rights activists in one of her first high court tests on a women’s issue. Dissenting were Chief Justice Warren Burger and Justices Lewis Powell and William Rehn- quist. 'fide IX, part of the 1972 Education Amendments, was a major step by Congress to out law sex discrimination in educa tional programs that receive federal funds. It allows the gov ernment to investigate alleged sex discrimination by a school and cut off federal funds for violations. Under regulations overseen by the Education Department, Title IX also is used to investi gate sex bias in employment by educational institutions. Monday’s test case was brought by school districts in North Haven and Trumbull, Conn., which both argued Title United Pi IX was never meant to covered pALLAS ployment practices. nbush goi They were cited for alleged Lfi re , It discriminating against a feiralT teacher, who was not rehiredal] ter a one-year maternity lea\ di and a guidance counselor, w contended she was required do typing and errand-rum her male colleagues were not. sman wt bers dea rued by iPolice sa ipalski, 3 Jed in tht :ope. The decision allows the gov- rnment to police sex discrimi- ation in private and public edu- ational programs — from pre- :hool through the university ?vel — but only in those specific trhool programs and activities aat receive federal funding. The justices also had good ews Monday for a group of lack workers in Mississippi with )b discrimination complaints gainst three state agencies. The igh court overrode the state’s “different spokes for different folks” 403 University (Northgate) Open 10-7 Mon.-Fri. 10-5 Sat. 846-BIKE MORE RED HOI RED HOT PRICE! ■ FRESH^H WHOLE FRYER?i Manor House, Grade 'A' ERA backers 5egin Illinois lunger strike Limit Please #4 A United Press International SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Seven vomen dedicated to the passage >f the Equal Rights Amendment ire going hungry to give law- nakers in the key target state of llinois some food for thought. The group, made up of ERA .upporters from across the na- ion, ate “last supper” leftovers Vlonday night in preparation or the hunger strike. The women said their fast is a irst in the fight for the ERA. Six jf the women pledged to live mly on water. One promised to diet on juice. They said they were prepared for a long fast , put have no idea when it will end. “I think it’s going to make visible a whole new level of se riousness ... It’s an attempt to move them (legislators) in a very personal way,” Maureen Fiedler of Lockport, N.Y., said. “This takes an in-depth com- nitment. It’s not like a volun- eer, ‘you take a leaflet’ thing.” In Houston, Pulitzer-prize winning columnist Ellen Good- nan Monday said she was not optimistic the ERA would pass within the next 44 days but she disputed suggestions failure of :he constitutional amendment might demoralize the women’s movement. “In every race across the country we will ask politicians Are you for us or agin’ us?”’ she told the League of Women Vo ters convention. “I suspect they are going to regret it didn’t pass before.” The Illinois fasters said they hope their abstinence from food may convince legislators in Illi nois — a key state targeted by the National Organization of Women — to pass the ERA be fore the June 30 deadline. Three more states must ratify by the deadline for it to become law. But the ERA supporters said Illinois is the biggest chal lenge because it requires a three- fifths majority — rather than simple majority — of the Legisl ature. 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