The state of Virginia did not violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution by having an all male military academy because it offered alternative choices for women students.

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This statement is incorrect. In the case of United States v. Virginia (1996), the Supreme Court ruled that Virginia's all-male military academy, the Virginia Military Institute, did indeed violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution. This was because the state did not offer any parallel program for women at the time, and simply suggesting that women could attend other schools without similar programs did not qualify as a sufficient alternative. The court required that Virginia either open VMI to women or create a comparable program for them.

The State of Virginia Did Not Violate the Equal Protection