Parent Rebuffed in Claim that Athletics Policies Were Unconstitutional

A federal Judge from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a parent, who alleged among other things that his kids were discriminated against because of their race in their bid to play basketball on the middle school team.   Plaintiff William Blasi is the father of two children, Oliver and Pierce, which he described in the complaint as being mixed race, i.e., “part white and part ethnic Chinese.” In November 2009, both children tried out for the middle s