Appeals Court Affirms Decision not to Intervene in Sit-Out Rule

A Texas state appeals court has affirmed a decision denying the application of the public-interest exception in a case involving a challenge to the state athletic association’s rule requiring student-athletes to abstain from athletics for a year when they transfer to another school for athletic reasons.   The plaintiffs in the case were C.J. and Mathew Hatten. During the 2002-2003 school year, the Hattens participated in athletic events at their high school in the Celina I.S.D. The court