Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Runner’s Suicide Claims University, Coach Violated Title IX, ADA
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The parents of a disabled student-athlete who committed suicide have filed a lawsuit against Jacksonville University and its former track coach who they say ridiculed and harassed her before cutting her from the cross-country team he had recruited her for. Julia Pernsteiner, 23, was found dead in her dorm in 2021, two months after Ron …