Federal Court Rules Denial of Parochial Student’s Participation in Interscholastic Athletics Violates the Constitution

By Matthew Hoffman, of Tucker Arensberg, P.C. A federal judge from the Middle District of Pennsylvania has ruled the denial of a parochial student’s participation in interscholastic athletics violates the constitution. The impetus of the litigation was the desire of parents of parochial school students, who resided within the State College Area School District (School District) in Pennsylvania, for their children to be permitted to engage in extracurricular and co-cocurricular activities