The Supreme Court let stand Texas’ controversial...
The Supreme Court let stand Texas’ controversial “no pass, no play” law that bars students with failing grades from taking part in sports and other extracurricular activities.
The court, citing the lack of a substantial federal question, rejected an appeal by students who say the law violates their constitutional rights.
The 1984 law has disqualified temporarily about 15% of the varsity football players in Texas’ 1,100 school districts. Junior varsity and freshman teams have been hit twice as hard, according to a survey by the Texas High School Coaches Assn.
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