State Supreme Court Overrules Lower Court’s Decision; High School Student-Athlete Fifth-Year Eligibility Denied

By John Miller, Ph.D. A high school senior, who had repeated his junior year, petitioned the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) for a fifth-year eligibility to play sports. The MIAA denied his request to do so. The student-athlete, parents of the student-athlete, and representatives of the second high school he was attending then challenged the MIAA's eligibility requirements to the Superior Court. The judge on the Superior Court allowed an injunction which permitted th