Some PA Parochial School Students Now Eligible for Public School District Sports

Parochial school students win right to participate in district sports: End to 'longstanding discrimination'

Parochial school students in Pennsylvania will now have the opportunity to play on sports teams in their home school districts.

Policy change allows private school students to join public school sports teams in Pennsylvania

In 2023, religious families filed a federal lawsuit against the PIAA, arguing that their children were missing out on athletic opportunities and should be allowed to play at public schools.

Parochial School Athletes in Pennsylvania Can Now Take Field for Public School Teams

Students at parochial schools can now compete for their hometown public school district’s sports teams as long as their current school doesn’t offer that sporting opportunity, according to the Thomas More Society, the law firm that is representing families who filed a lawsuit this summer alleging that Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association bylaws violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Some PA parochial school students now eligible for public school district sports

Students lacking athletic opportunities at parochial schools are now PIAA-eligible to play on their public school district's sports teams.

Religious students can now partake in sports at Pennsylvania public school districts

Religious Students Can Now Play For Public School Athletic Programs

Religious students in Pennsylvania can now participate in public school athletics.  An interim consent order filed in federal court yesterday ruled parochial students are now able to play for their hometown public school district’s sports teams as long as their current school doesn’t offer that program.  The decision comes after a lawsuit arguing non-faith-based students were allowed to participate in public school sports, but religious students…