State pleads with court to allow AHSAA lawsuit to move forward

Governor Kay Ivey and other state leaders have formally filed their opposition to a request by the AHSAA to dismiss a lawsuit from the state alleging discrimination against CHOOSE Act students.

The state sued the athletic association over a rule that would require students receiving state funds through the CHOOSE Act to sit out for a year if they transfer to a member school.

The AHSAA filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on October 2, claiming that Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter lack standing to challenge the rule…

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