Court Says Woman May Attend Citadel--for Now
A woman may attend classes with cadets at The Citadel while her lawsuit challenging the military college’s all-male admissions policy is heard, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., ruled Wednesday.
Shannon Faulkner’s lawsuit says The Citadel’s all-male corps is unconstitutional. She would be the first woman to attend day classes with cadets in The Citadel’s 151-year history. Women are allowed in night and summer classes.
The judges, in a 2-1 decision, found the harm in keeping Faulkner out of classes outweighed any harm to The Citadel.
“This is the school I want to get my education from,” she told reporters in Spartanburg, S.C.
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