Courts have ruled that age-limitation rules for high school athletes, generally 19 years, are reasonable. Courts have been fairly consistent in holding that waiving academic requirements would not be unreasonable. Courts are mixed concerning whether students with physical disabilities should be allowed to participate in contact sports. (37…

Following the passage of title IX, the number of women competing in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletics rose dramatically. Focuses on "affirmative action" cases; explores the implications of accommodation cases for the future of intercollegiate and interscholastic sports, and suggests actions for institutions in responding to…

Addresses the area of dispute over students who were forced to repeat a grade or two due to their disability, and now wish to participate in high school athletics after reaching the state athletic associations's age limit. Reviews federal statutes as they apply to high school athletic associations. Examines two recent decisions. (79 footnotes)…

In "Acton," the Supreme Court upheld a local school board policy calling for the random, suspicionless drug testing of interscholastic student athletes. The Supreme Court reasoned that student athletes have a low expectation of privacy; the scope of the search was relatively unobtrusive; and the program served an important government…