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Regents deny discrimination against ex-UMD coaches

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents denies discriminating against three former Minnesota Duluth coaches who allege they lost their because they're female and gay.
By Associated Press
Regents deny discrimination against ex-UMD coaches

DULUTH, Minn. — The University of Minnesota Board of Regents denies discriminating against three former Minnesota Duluth coaches.

The regents filed an initial response this week in federal court to a discrimination lawsuit brought against the university in September. Former women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller and two others — former women’s softball coach Jen Banford and ex-women’s basketball coach Annette Wiles — allege they lost their jobs at UMD because they’re female and gay.

The lawsuit also alleges the university retaliated against the women for reporting they were harassed by co-workers.

Minnesota Public Radio News reports the regents deny discriminating or retaliating against the coaches.

The board noted that Miller was the country’s highest paid Division I women’s hockey coach, yet UMD has not qualified for the NCAA Tournament in five years.

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